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Fabio Mologni (he/him/lui)

Postdoctoral Scholar
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Plant Invasions on Northern New Zealand Offshore Island

Goal: to investigate relationships between non-native and island characteristics and the interplay with plant traits and life histories. The aim is to provide management strategies to conservation bodies.
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The study system: a total of 264 islands spanning over 600 km!
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Positive relationship between exotic and native plant species richness. Heavily invaded islands are coloured red, while relatively under-invaded islands are coloured green.

Publications

Time since first naturalization is key to explaining non-native plant invasions on islands

Fabio Mologni, Peter J. Bellingham, Ewen K. Cameron, Anthony E. Wright

Journal of Biogeography, 2024

Functional traits explain non-native plant species richness and occupancy on northern New Zealand islands

F. Mologni, P. Bellingham, E. K. Cameron, K. Dinh, A. Wright, K. Burns

Biological Invasions, 2022

Similar yet distinct distributional patterns characterize native and exotic plant species richness across northern New Zealand islands

F. Mologni, P. Bellingham, E. Tjørve, E. K. Cameron, A. Wright, K. Burns, F. Munoz

Journal of Biogeography, 2021