Moving out of town? The status of alien plants in high‐Arctic Svalbard, and a method for monitoring of alien flora in high‐risk, polar environments

• Published in: Ecological Solutions and Evidence
• Main Authors: Jesamine C. Bartlett, Kristine Bakke Westergaard, Ingrid M. G. Paulsen, Ronja E. M. Wedegärtner, Florian Wilken, Virve Ravolainen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: arctic conservation; EDRR; evidence‐based management; non‐native species; species distribution; UAV; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Barentsburg; Svalbard; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12056; https://doaj.org/article/fe26f108ac244ed7b1a84917caedeaa1

Abstract Rising human activity in the Arctic, combined with a warming climate, increases the probability of introduction and establishment of alien plant species. While settlements are known hotspots for persistent populations, little is known about colonization of particularly susceptible natural h...