Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Essl
Franz Essl
T: +43-1-4277-54378
Winter term 2025
290605 VO Climate Change and Climate Crisis - Towards the Eco-Sociological Transformation
300367 VO Naturschutzbiologie - (Bereich Naturschutzbiologie)
Summer term 2025
300424 SE+UE Übungen zur funktionellen Ökologie - Biodiversität & Landnutzung in Graslandökosystemen
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Seed germination traits reveal naturalization potential: Global insights from temperate European herbaceous species. / Gioria, Margherita (Corresponding author); Fernández-Pascual, Eduardo; Rosbakh, Sergey et al.
In: Journal of Ecology, Vol. 114, No. 1, e70223, 01.2026.

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Differences in characteristics between naturalized threatened plants and other threatened plants. / Zhao, Weihan (Corresponding author); Fristoe, Trevor S.; Davis, Amy J. S. et al.
In: Conservation Biology, 27.12.2025, p. 1-12.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long-term trends, and data gaps. / Seebens, Hanno (Corresponding author); Meyerson, Laura A.; Richardson, David M. et al.
In: Biological Reviews, Vol. 100, No. 6, 12.2025, p. 2542-2583.

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Naturalization of ornamental plants in the United States depends on cultivation and historical land cover context. / Kinlock, Nicole L. (Corresponding author); Adams, Denise W.; Dawson, Wayne et al.
In: Ecography, Vol. 2025, No. 12, e07748, 12.2025, p. 1-14.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


The global distribution patterns of alien vertebrate richness in mountains. / García-Rodríguez, Adrián; Lenzner, Bernd; Velasco, Julián A. et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 16, 1977, 12.2025, p. 1-13.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


The latitudinal variation in amphibian speciation rates revisited. / García-Rodríguez, Adrián; Villalobos, Fabricio; Velasco, Julián A. et al.
In: Communications Biology, Vol. 8, 822, 12.2025, p. 1-11.

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Understanding the role of pluralistic ignorance in biodiversity conservation: A research agenda. / Geiger, Sandra; Imada, Hirotaka; Maharja, Carya et al.
In: Global Environmental Change, Vol. 95, 103043, 12.2025.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


GlobalGeoTree: A Multi-Granular Vision-Language Dataset for Global Tree Species Classification. / Mu, Yang; Xiong, Zhitong; Wang, Yi et al.
34 p. 2025, Nicht Peer-Reviewed.

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Six Decades of Losses and Gains in Alpha Diversity of European Plant Communities. / Midolo, Gabriele; Clark, Adam Thomas; Chytrý, Milan et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 28, No. 11, e70248, 11.2025, p. 1-12.

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Global disruption of plant biogeography by non-native species. / Cai, Lirong; Weigelt, Patrick; Kreft, Holger et al.
25 p. 2025, Nicht Peer-Reviewed.

Publications: Other publicationOther


Global invasion patterns and dynamics of disease vector mosquitoes. / Pabst, Rebecca (Corresponding author); Sousa, Carla; Essl, Franz et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 16, 9127, 22.10.2025, p. 1-13.

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A global synthesis of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats. / Kortz, Alessandra; Hejda, Martin; Čuda, Jan et al.
In: NeoBiota, Vol. 102, No. 102, 07.10.2025, p. 473-494.

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Assessing biodiversity trends in a quasi-permanent non-equilibrium state. / Lalechère, Etienne (Corresponding author); Lenoir, Jonathan; Marrec, Ronan et al.
In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Vol. 40, No. 10, 10.2025, p. 949-959.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Gaps in Global Alien Plant Trait Data and How to Fill Them. / Grenié, Matthias (Corresponding author); Bruelheide, Helge; Dawson, Wayne et al.
In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 34, No. 10, e70131, 10.2025, p. 1-16.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Indirect role of climatic suitability in mediating the effects of plant characteristics on naturalization success of cultivated alien plants in Southern Africa. / Peter, Sarah-Olivia; Essl, Franz; Lenzner, Bernd et al.
In: Biological Invasions, Vol. 27, 220, 25.09.2025, p. 1-12.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Policies slow biological invasions in Europe, but legacies still matter. / Canelles, Quim; Pérez-Granados, Cristian; Roura-Pascual, Núria et al.
In: One Earth, Vol. 8, No. 9, 101355, 19.09.2025.

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Clarifying ethical stances in conservation: a trolley problem thought experiment. / Latombe, Guillaume (Corresponding author); Arbieu, Ugo; Bacher, Sven et al.
In: BioScience, Vol. 75, No. 9, 01.09.2025, p. 722-736.

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Patterns and drivers of range filling of alien mammals in Europe. / Tedeschi, Lisa (Corresponding author); Lenzner, Bernd; Schertler, Anna et al.
In: Oikos, Vol. 2025, No. 9, e11388, 09.2025.

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Horizon scanning of potential invasive alien plant species and their distribution in Norway under a changing climate. / Ivison, Katy (Corresponding author); Howard, Christine; Baldini, Lisa et al.
In: Ecography, Vol. 2025, No. 8, e07604, 08.2025, p. 3859-3871.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


World-wide impacts of climate change and nitrogen deposition on vegetation structure, composition, and functioning of shrublands. / Liu, Daijun; Zhang, Chao; Ogaya, Romà et al.
In: New Phytologist, Vol. 247, No. 3, 08.2025, p. 1117 - 1128.

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Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat

Lenzner, B. (Speaker), Baumann, A. (Speaker), Norder, S. (Speaker), Essl, F. (Speaker) & Fellner, H. (Speaker)

Jan 2026

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Language endangerment and biodiversity threat both correlate with duration of European colonial occupation

Baumann, A. (Speaker), Fellner, H. (Speaker), Lenzner, B. (Speaker), Essl, F. (Speaker) & Norder, S. (Speaker)

17 Sept 2025

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Meeting International Biodiversity Targets on Islands: Current Status and Challenges

Mologni, F. (Speaker), Essl, F. (Contributor) & Lenzner, B. (Contributor)

Sept 2025

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


A synthesis on alien mammals threatened in their native range

Tedeschi, L. (Speaker), Lenzner, B. (Contributor), Schertler, A. (Contributor), Biancolini, D. (Contributor), Rondinini, C. (Contributor) & Essl, F. (Contributor)

Sept 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Predicting range dynamics of butterfly species and their host plants with CATS during the 21st century: species interactions matter

Gattringer, A. (Speaker), Essl, F. (Contributor), Fiedler, K. (Contributor), Hausharter, J. (Contributor), Hülber, K. (Contributor), Kühn, I. (Contributor), Moser, D. (Contributor), Rashid, S. (Contributor), Wessely, J. (Contributor) & Dullinger, S. (Contributor)

10 Jan 2024

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Filling the range: how propagule pressure shaped alien mammal’s distribution in Europe”

Tedeschi, L. (Speaker), Essl, F. (Contributor), Lenzner, B. (Contributor), Schertler, A. (Contributor) & Wessely, J. (Contributor)

24 Jul 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Habitat-based conservation strategies cannot compensate for climate-change-induced range loss.

Hülber, K. (Speaker), Wessely, J. (Contributor), Gattringer, A. (Contributor), Moser, D. (Contributor), Dullinger, S. (Contributor) & Essl, F. (Contributor)

20 Mar 201824 Mar 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


The big picture: insight into vascular plant invasions worldwide

Essl, F. (Speaker)

4 Nov 2014 → …

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Österreichs Pflanzenwelt im globalen Treibhaus

Essl, F. (Keynote speaker)

24 Sept 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Ausbreitung der Ambrosie - Zukunftsszenarien

Essl, F. (Invited speaker)

10 Dec 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Evaluating the impact of climate change, management effort and allocation on the future spread and allergy costs of ragweed

Essl, F. (Invited speaker)

3 Nov 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


The role of space and time in shaping patterns in biological invasions – and beyond

Essl, F. (Invited speaker)

19 Jun 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Die überforderte Natur Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Biodiversität

Essl, F. (Invited speaker)

18 Apr 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Aktuelle Verbreitung, Einwanderungsgeschichte und Szenarien des weiteren Ausbreitungsverlaufs in Österreich

Essl, F. (Speaker)

25 Nov 2011

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


GRAssland Communities Experiment

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

Project: Research funding


MOTIVATE: Monitoring of Terrestrial habitats by Integrating Vegetation Archive Time series in Europe

Essl, F. (Project Lead), Jimenez-Alfaro, B. (Co-Lead), Sabatini, F. M. (Co-Lead), Carboni, M. (Co-Lead), Chytrý, M. (Co-Lead) & Norum, R. (Co-Lead)

Project: Research funding


TETRA-CHANGE: Protected areas role for tetrapods’ diversity

Tedeschi, L. (Project Lead) & Essl, F. (Co-Lead)

1/05/2630/04/29

Project: Research funding


Alien Plant Impacts on European Community Thermophilization

Fan, S. (Project Lead) & Essl, F. (Co-Lead)

1/03/2628/02/29

Project: Research funding


The Global Naturalized Alien Flora

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

1/02/2631/01/29

Project: Research funding


Plant Naturalization Risk Under Global Environmental Change

Omer, A. H. A. (Project Lead) & Essl, F. (Co-Lead)

1/01/2531/12/27

Project: Research funding


BioMonI: BioMonI: Biodiversity monitoring of island ecosystems

Lenzner, B. (Project Lead), Vieira Borges, P. A. (Co-Lead), de Nascimento Reyes, L. (Co-Lead), Ah-Peng, C. (Co-Lead), Patiño, J. (Co-Lead), Zemp, D. C. (Co-Lead) & Essl, F. (Co-Lead)

1/04/2431/03/27

Project: Research funding


Population genetics and landscape ecology large Branchiopoda

Schwentner, M. (Project Coordinator), Essl, F. (Project Lead) & Schernhammer, T. (Co-Lead)

11/10/2210/10/25

Project: Research funding


Weave: externer Lead

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

27/04/2226/04/25

Project: Research funding


The biogeography and ecology of alien pathogenic fungi world

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

8/10/217/04/25

Project: Research funding


Developing and applying scenarios of biological invasions

Essl, F. (Project Lead), Dullinger, S. (Co-Lead), Lenzner, B. (Co-Lead) & Moser, D. (Co-Lead)

20/02/1919/02/22

Project: Research funding


Globale Datenbank zu nichtheimi

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

16/12/1416/12/17

Project: Research funding


Klimawandel+Zierpflanzen

Dullinger, S. (Project Lead) & Essl, F. (Co-Lead)

28/10/1331/10/17

Project: Research funding


Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research

Rennweg 14
1030 Wien
Room: 106a

T: +43-1-4277-54378

franz.essl@univie.ac.at