The contribution of neophyte species to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning KU Leuven
The rapid and accelerating global environmental changes are driving ecosystems to alternative states at unprecedented rates. Many plant species are confronted with three choices: adapt, migrate or go extinct. Since the latter is highly undesirable and the former two cannot keep up with the rate of change, assisted migration has been proposed as a potential – but still highly controversial – solution. This doctoral thesis aims to look further ...