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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
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The role of phylogenetic relatedness on alien plant success depends on the stage of invasion. / Omer, Ali (Corresponding author); Fristoe, Trevor; Yang, Qiang et al.
In: Nature Plants, Vol. 8, No. 8, 08.2022, p. 906-914.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

AgriWeedClim database: A repository of vegetation plot data from Central European arable habitats over 100 years. / Glaser, Michael; Dullinger, Stefan; Essl, Franz et al.
In: Applied Vegetation Science, Vol. 25, No. 3, e12675, 15.07.2022, p. 1-13.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Achieving Transformative Change in Food Consumption in Austria: A Survey on Opportunities and Obstacles. / Haider, Verena; Essl, Franz; Zulka, Klaus Peter et al.
In: Sustainability (Switzerland), Vol. 14, No. 14, 8685, 07.2022.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

The nature of economic costs of biological invasions. / Vaissiere, Anne-Charlotte (Corresponding author); Courtois, Pierre; Courchamp, Franck et al.
In: Biological Invasions, Vol. 24, No. 7, 07.2022, p. 2081-2101.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Achieving global biodiversity goals by 2050 requires urgent and integrated actions. / Leadley, Paul; Gonzalez, Andrew; Obura, David et al.
In: One Earth, Vol. 5, No. 6, 17.06.2022, p. 597-603.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Short communication › Peer Reviewed

Projecting the futures of plant traits across habitats in Central Europe. / Golivets, Marina; Knapp, Sonja; Essl, Franz et al.
2022.

Publications: Other publication › Other

An update on the known distribution and status of the coypu (Myocastor coypus) in Austria. / Schertler, Anna; Essl, Franz.
In: BioInvasions Records, Vol. 11, No. 2, 06.2022, p. 578-592.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

First record of Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam.) Backeb. and first data about the naturalization of Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Backeb. in Algeria. / Sakhraoui, Nora; Verloove, Filip; Essl, Franz et al.
In: BioInvasions Records, Vol. 11, No. 2, 06.2022, p. 351-359.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Introduction history mediates naturalization and invasiveness of cultivated plants. / Kinlock, Nicole L. (Corresponding author); Dehnen-Schmutz, Katharina; Essl, Franz et al.
In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 31, No. 6, 06.2022, p. 1104-1119.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Biological invasion costs reveal insufficient proactive management worldwide. / Cuthbert, Ross N.; Diagne, Christophe; Hudgins, Emma J. et al.
In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 819, 153404, 01.05.2022.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Introducing the Combined Atlas Framework for large-scale web-based data visualization – The GloNAF Atlas of Plant Invasion. / Hancock, Sebastian; Essl, Franz; Kraak, Jan-Menno et al.
In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 13, No. 5, 05.2022, p. 1073-1081.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Plant Invasions in Africa. / Richardson, David M.; Witt, Arne B.R.; Pergl, Jan et al.
Global Plant Invasions. ed. / D. R. Clements; M. K. Upadhyaya; S. Joshi; A. Shrestha. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG , 2022. p. 225-252.

Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed

Machine learning improves global models of plant diversity. / Cai, Lirong; Kreft, Holger; Taylor, Amanda et al.
2022.

Publications: Other publication › Other

Introduction, spread, and impacts of invasive alien mammal species in Europe. / Tedeschi, Lisa; Biancolini, Dino; Capinha, César et al.
In: Mammal Review , Vol. 52, No. 2, 04.2022, p. 252-266.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Review › Peer Reviewed

Publisher Correction: Relative effects of land conversion and land-use intensity on terrestrial vertebrate diversity. / Semenchuk, Philipp (Corresponding author); Plutzar, Christoph; Kastner, Thomas et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 13, No. 1, 1820, 30.03.2022.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Correction › Peer Reviewed

What is valued in conservation? A framework to compare ethical perspectives. / Latombe, Guillaume; Lenzner, Bernd; Schertler, Anna et al.
In: NeoBiota, Vol. 72, 23.03.2022, p. 45-80.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Biodiversity post-2020: Closing the gap between global targets and national-level implementation. / Perino, Andrea; Pereira, Henrique M.; Felipe-Lucia, Maria et al.
In: Conservation Letters, Vol. 15, No. 2, e12848, 03.2022.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients. / Haider, Sylvia (Corresponding author); Lembrechts, Jonas J.; McDougall, Keith et al.
In: Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 12, No. 2, e8590, 02.2022.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Development of Pathways of Global Plant Invasions in Space and Time. / Seebens, Hanno; Essl, Franz; Hulme, Philip E. et al.
Global Plant Invasions. ed. / D. R. Clements; M. K. Upadhyaya; S. Joshi; A. Shrestha. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG , 2022. p. 53-69.

Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed

European Plant Invasions. / Pyšek, Petr; Pergl, Jan; Dawson, Wayne et al.
Global Plant Invasions. ed. / D. R. Clements; M. K. Upadhyaya; S. Joshi; A. Shrestha. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG , 2022. p. 151-165.

Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer 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 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

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

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)

1/03/24 → 31/01/28

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