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Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Essl
Franz Essl
T: +43-1-4277-54378
Summer term 2026
300176 UE Diversität und funktionelle Eigenschaften von Lebensgemeinschaften - entlang von Umweltgradienten
300190 UE Monitoring ausgewählter Lebensraumtypen in ostösterreichischen Großschutzgebieten
300193 RV SILENT SPRING - Das sechste Massensterben von Arten: Ursachen und Konsequenzen
Winter term 2025
290605 VO Climate Change and Climate Crisis - Towards the Eco-Sociological Transformation
300071 VO Klimawandel - Biodiversität, Globaler Wandel und Klimapolitik - (Bereich Globaler Wandel)
300120 SE Biodiversity and Conservation Science - Seminar for Masterstudents
300173 VU Biologische Invasionen
300367 VO Naturschutzbiologie - (Bereich Naturschutzbiologie)
Summer term 2025
300424 SE+UE Übungen zur funktionellen Ökologie - Biodiversität & Landnutzung in Graslandökosystemen
81 - 100 out of 421
An emerging weed: rapid spread of Solanum carolinense in Austria. / Follak, Swen; Chapman, Daniel; Schwarz, Michael et al.
In: BioInvasions Records, Vol. 12, No. 3, 09.2023, p. 649-658.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

First escaped populations of Gazania ×splendens Hend. & Andr. Hend. (Asteraceae) in Algeria. / Sakhraoui, Nora; Rouidi, Sonia; Essl, Franz et al.
In: BioInvasions Records, Vol. 12, No. 3, 09.2023, p. 659-666.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Patterns and drivers of climatic niche dynamics during biological invasions of island-endemic amphibians, reptiles, and birds. / García-Rodríguez, Adrián; Lenzner, Bernd; Marino, Clara et al.
In: Global Change Biology, Vol. 29, No. 17, 09.2023, p. 4924-4938.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Small genome size and variation in ploidy levels support the naturalization of vascular plants but constrain their invasive spread. / Pyšek, Petr; Lučanová, Magdalena; Dawson, Wayne et al.
In: New Phytologist, Vol. 239, No. 6, 09.2023, p. 2389-2403.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Two centuries of spatial and temporal dynamics of freshwater fish introductions. / Muñoz-Mas, Rafael; Essl, Franz; van Kleunen, Mark et al.
In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 32, No. 9, 09.2023, p. 1632-1644.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Host Switching and Geographic Expansions in (Hemi)biotrophic Plant Pathogens. / Thines, Marco (Corresponding author); Seebens, Hanno; Aime, M Catherine et al.
Evolution of Fungi and Fungal-Like Organisms. ed. / Stefanie Pöggeler; Timothy James. Vol. 14 2. ed. Cham: Springer, 2023. p. 123-148 (The Mycota, Vol. 14).

Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed

Climatic stability and geological history shape global centers of neo- and paleoendemism in seed plants. / Cai, Lirong; Kreft, Holger; Taylor, Amanda et al.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 120, No. 30, e2300981120, 25.07.2023.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Invasion risk of the currently cultivated alien flora in Southern Africa is predicted to decline under climate change. / Omer, Ali; Essl, Franz; Dullinger, Stefan et al.
2023.

Publications: Working paper › Preprint

Human appropriation of net primary production as driver of change in landscape-scale vertebrate richness. / Reiter, Karina (Corresponding author); Plutzar, Christoph; Moser, Dietmar et al.
In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 32, No. 6, 06.2023, p. 855-866.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Drosanthemum floribundum (Haw.) Schwantes: first record as a naturalised species in Algeria. / Sakhraoui, Nora; Boughendjioua, Hicham; Smith, Gideon F. et al.
In: Bradleya, Vol. 41, 05.2023, p. 230-233.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Long-term trajectories of non-native vegetation on islands globally. / Walentowitz, Anna; Lenzner, Bernd; Essl, Franz et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 26, No. 5, 05.2023, p. 729-741.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

The naturalized vascular flora of Malesia. / Holmes, Rachael; Pelser, Pieter; Barcelona, Julie et al.
In: Biological Invasions, Vol. 25, No. 5, 05.2023, p. 1339-1357.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Biological invasions are as costly as natural hazards. / Turbelin, Anna J.; Cuthbert, Ross N.; Essl, Franz et al.
In: Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, Vol. 21, No. 2, 01.04.2023, p. 143-150.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Dynamics of standing deadwood in Austrian forests under varying forest management and climatic conditions. / Oettel, Janine; Zolles, Anita; Gschwantner, Thomas et al.
In: Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 60, No. 4, 04.2023, p. 696-713.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Herbivores regulate native–alien plants dynamics in sub-Antarctic beech (Nothofagus antarctica) forests of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. / Soler, Rosina M. (Corresponding author); Bustamante, Gimena; Cruz-Alonso, Verónica et al.
In: Applied Vegetation Science, Vol. 26, No. 2, e12721, 04.2023.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Capacity of countries to reduce biological invasions. / Latombe, Guillaume (Corresponding author); Seebens, Hanno; Lenzner, Bernd et al.
In: Sustainability Science, Vol. 18, No. 2, 03.2023, p. 771-789.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

The global biodiversity footprint of urban consumption: A spatially explicit assessment for the city of Vienna. / Semenchuk, Philipp; Kalt, Gerald; Kaufmann, Lisa et al.
In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 861, 160576, 25.02.2023.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Global models and predictions of plant diversity based on advanced machine learning techniques. / Cai, Lirong; Kreft, Holger; Taylor, Amanda et al.
In: New Phytologist, Vol. 237, No. 4, 02.2023, p. 1432-1445.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

The worldwide networks of spread of recorded alien species. / Capinha, César (Corresponding author); Essl, Franz; Porto, Miguel et al.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 120, No. 1, e2201911120, 03.01.2023.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Alien and cryptogenic fungi and oomycetes in Austria: an annotated checklist (2nd edition). / Voglmayr, Hermann (Corresponding author); Schertler, Anna; Essl, Franz et al.
In: Biological Invasions, Vol. 25, No. 1, 01.2023, p. 27-38.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

81 - 100 out of 421

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 presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science 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 presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science 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 presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science 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 presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science 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 presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science 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 presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science 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 2018 → 24 Mar 2018

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

The big picture: insight into vascular plant invasions worldwide

Essl, F. (Speaker)

4 Nov 2014 → …

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Other

Österreichs Pflanzenwelt im globalen Treibhaus

Essl, F. (Keynote speaker)

24 Sept 2014

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Other

Ausbreitung der Ambrosie - Zukunftsszenarien

Essl, F. (Invited speaker)

10 Dec 2013

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Other

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 presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Other

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

Essl, F. (Invited speaker)

19 Jun 2013

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Other

Die überforderte Natur Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Biodiversität

Essl, F. (Invited speaker)

18 Apr 2013

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Other

Aktuelle Verbreitung, Einwanderungsgeschichte und Szenarien des weiteren Ausbreitungsverlaufs in Österreich

Essl, F. (Speaker)

25 Nov 2011

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Other

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)

1/05/26 → 30/04/29

Project: Research funding

Alien Plant Impacts on European Community Thermophilization

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

1/03/26 → 28/02/29

Project: Research funding

The Global Naturalized Alien Flora

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

1/02/26 → 31/01/29

Project: Research funding

Plant Naturalization Risk Under Global Environmental Change

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

1/01/25 → 31/12/27

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)

1/04/24 → 31/03/27

Project: Research funding

Population genetics and landscape ecology large Branchiopoda

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

11/10/22 → 10/10/25

Project: Research funding

Weave: externer Lead

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

27/04/22 → 26/04/25

Project: Research funding

The biogeography and ecology of alien pathogenic fungi world

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

8/10/21 → 7/04/25

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)

20/02/19 → 19/02/22

Project: Research funding

Globale Datenbank zu nichtheimi

Essl, F. (Project Lead)

16/12/14 → 16/12/17

Project: Research funding

Klimawandel+Zierpflanzen

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

28/10/13 → 31/10/17

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