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Follow on Google News | European Colonial Legacy is Still Visible in Today's Alien FlorasThe movement of species around the globe has lasting impacts on biodiversity and human livelihoods far into the future
By: University of Vienna The global redistribution of 'alien species', i.e. species originally not native in a specific geographic region, is closely linked to human movement which accelerated with the onset of European exploration and colonialism in the late 15th century. Back then, European powers introduced species mainly for economic reasons in order to ensure the survival of their population and to foster the establishment of settlements, next to aesthetic and nostalgic reasons. In particular, many plant species were introduced to and from the colonized regions for food, fodder or horticulture and have over time established 'alien floras' in these region. View on the media portal (online form 17h CEST): https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/ Scientific contact Dr. Bernd Lenzner Bioinvasions, Global Change, Macroecology Group Department für Botanik und Biodiversitä Universität Wien 1030 Wien, Rennweg 14/1 T +43-680-327- E bernd.lenzner@ International Distribution Dr. Barbara Bauder PR&D – Public Relations for Research & Education Kollersteig 68, 3400 Klosterneuburg M +43-664-1576- E bauder@prd.at W www.prd.at End
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