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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Crops gone wild – weedy Helianthus annuus L. in Austria. / Follak, Swen; Glaser, Michael; Griesbacher, Antonia et al.
In: BioInvasions Records, Vol. 13, No. 3, 09.2024, p. 565-576.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Reeves’ muntjac Muntiacus reveesi (Ogilby, 1839) in Austria. / Schertler, Anna (Corresponding author); Tedeschi, Lisa; Essl, Franz.
In: BioInvasions Records, Vol. 13, No. 3, 09.2024, p. 685-695.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Global invasion patterns and dynamics of disease vector mosquitoes. / Pabst, Rebecca; Sousa, Carla A; Essl, Franz et al.
2024.

Publications: Other publicationOther


Alien flora of Mongolia: species richness, introduction dynamics and spatial patterns. / Vanjil, Gundegmaa; Kortz, Alessandra; Lenzner, Bernd et al.
In: Biological Invasions, Vol. 26, No. 8, 08.2024, p. 2407-2419.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Stakeholders' views on the global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees. / Novoa, Ana (Corresponding author); Vimercati, Giovanni; Brundu, Giuseppe et al.
In: People and Nature, Vol. 6, No. 4, 08.2024, p. 1640-1654.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable. / Roy, Helen E. (Corresponding author); Pauchard, Aníbal; Stoett, Peter J. et al.
In: Nature Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 8, No. 7, 07.2024, p. 1216-1223.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Regional invasion history and land use shape the prevalence of non‐native species in local assemblages. / Liu, Daijun (Corresponding author); Essl, Franz; Lenzner, Bernd et al.
In: Global Change Biology, Vol. 30, No. 7, e17426, 07.2024, p. 1-16.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Biological invasions on Indigenous peoples’ lands. / Seebens, Hanno; Niamir, Aidin; Essl, Franz et al.
In: Nature sustainability, Vol. 7, No. 6, 06.2024, p. 737-746.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Current distribution and status of Arctotheca calendula (L.) Levyns (Asteraceae) in Algeria and Tunisia (North Africa). / Sakhraoui, Nora; El Mokni, Ridha; Hadef, Azzedine et al.
In: BioInvasions Records, Vol. 13, No. 2, 06.2024, p. 319-333.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Invasion risk of the currently cultivated alien flora in southern Africa is predicted to decline under climate change. / Omer, Ali (Corresponding author); Essl, Franz; Dullinger, Stefan et al.
In: Ecography, Vol. 2024, No. 6, e07010, 06.2024, p. 1-13.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


A climate-induced tree species bottleneck for forest management in Europe. / Wessely, Johannes (Corresponding author); Essl, Franz; Fiedler, Konrad et al.
In: Nature Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 8, No. 6, 29.04.2024, p. 1109-1117.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Biogeography and global flows of 100 major alien fungal and fungus-like oomycete pathogens. / Schertler, Anna (Corresponding author); Lenzner, Bernd; Dullinger, Stefan et al.
In: Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 51, No. 4, 04.2024, p. 599-617.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


A scenario-guided strategy for the future management of biological invasions. / Roura-Pascual, Núria (Corresponding author); Saul, Wolf Christian; Pérez-Granados, Cristian et al.
In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Vol. 22, No. 4, e2725, 11.03.2024, p. 1-7.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


ReSurveyEurope: A database of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe. / Knollová, Ilona; Chytrý, Milan; Bruelheide, Helge et al.
In: Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 35, No. 2, e13235, 01.03.2024.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Naturalizations have led to homogenization of the Malesian flora in the Anthropocene. / Holmes, Rachael; Pelser, Pieter; Barcelona, Julie et al.
In: Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 51, No. 3, 03.2024, p. 394-408.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Pronounced turnover of vascular plant species in Central European arable fields over 90 years. / Glaser, Michael (Corresponding author); Dullinger, Stefan; Moser, Dietmar et al.
In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, Vol. 361, 108798, 28.02.2024.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Plant invasion and naturalization are influenced by genome size, ecology and economic use globally. / Guo, Kun; Pyšek, Petr; van Kleunen, Mark et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 15, 1330, 13.02.2024, p. 1-10.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Austrian farmers perception of new weeds. / Glaser, Michael (Corresponding author); Essl, Franz; Follak, Swen.
In: Plant-Environment Interactions, Vol. 5, No. 1, e10129, 02.2024, p. 1-11.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


European scenarios for future biological invasions. / Pérez-Granados, Cristian; Lenzner, Bernd (Corresponding author); Golivets, Marina et al.
In: People and Nature, Vol. 6, No. 1, 02.2024, p. 245-259.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


Options for reducing a city's global biodiversity footprint – The case of food consumption in Vienna. / Matej, Sarah (Corresponding author); Kaufmann, Lisa; Semenchuk, Philipp et al.
In: Journal of cleaner production, Vol. 437, 140712, 15.01.2024, p. 1-12.

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed


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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


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