Selected publications (Petr Pyšek)


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1998

Pyšek P. (1998): Alien and native species in Central European urban floras: a quantitative comparison.
     – J. Biogeogr. 25: 155–163.
Pyšek P. (1998): Is there a taxonomic pattern to plant invasions? – Oikos 82: 282–294.
     Puntieri J.G. & Pyšek P. (1998): Branching and competitive hierarchies in populations of
    Galium aparine. – Can. J. Bot. 76: 63–74.
Pyšek P., Kopecký M, Jarošík V. & Kotková P. (1998): The role of human density and climate in the spread of Heracleum mantegazzianum in the Central European landscape.
    – Diversity and Distributions, Oxford, 4: 9–16.
Pyšek P. (1998): Alien plants in Czech village flora: an analysis of species numbers.
     Feddes Repert., Berlin, 109: 139–146.


1997

Pyšek P. (1997): Clonality and plant invasions: can a trait make a difference? In: de Kroon
    H. & van Groenendael J. (eds.): The ecology and evolution of clonal
    plants, p. 405–427, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Pyšek P. (1997): Compositae as invaders – better than the others? – Preslia, Praha, 69: 9–
    22
Prach K., Pyšek P., Šmilauer P. (1997): Changes in species traits during succession: a search for pattern.
     – Oikos 79: 201–205.
Brock J.H., Wade M., Pyšek P. ? Green D. (eds.) (1997): Plant invasions: studies from North America and Europe.
    – Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 223 pp.
Pyšek P. & Mandák B. (1997): Fifteen years of changes in the representation of alien species in Czech village flora.
    – In: Brock J.H., Wade M., Pyšek P. &
    Green D. (eds.), Plant invasions: studies from North America and
    Europe, p. 183–190, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden
Bastl M., Kočár P., Prach K. & Pyšek P. (1997): The effect of successional age and
    disturbance on the establishment of alien plants in man-made sites: an
    experimental approach. – In: Brock J.H., Wade M., Pyšek P. ? Green
    D. (eds.), Plant invasions: studies from North America and Europe,
    p. 191–201, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.

1996

Pyšek P. & Prach K. (1996): Plant invasions and the role of riparian habitats - a
    comparison of four species alien to central Europe. In: Samson F.B.
    & Knopff F.L. (eds.): Ecosystem management: selected readings, p.
    254-263, Springer Verlag, New York.
Pyšek P. & Bezděk A. (1996): Oreina speciosissima - what is the extent of damage to the
    host plant? - In: Jolivet P.H.A. & Cox M.L. (eds.), Chrysomelidae
    biology, vol. 2: Ecological studies, p. 365-372, SPB Academic Publ.


1995

Pyšek P., Prach K., Rejmánek M. & Wade M. (eds.) (1995): Plant invasions: general
    aspects and special problems.
– SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam,
    263 pp.
Pyšek P., Prach K. & Šmilauer P. (1995): Relating invasion success to plant traits: an
    analysis of the Czech alien flora.
– In: Pyšek P., Prach K., Rejmánek M.
    & Wade M. (eds.), Plant invasions: general aspects and special
    problems, p. 39–60, SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam.
Pyšek P. (1995): On the terminology used in plant invasion studies. – In: Pyšek P., Prach
    K., Rejmánek M. & Wade M. (eds.), Plant invasions: general aspects
    and special problems, p. 71–81, SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam.
Pyšek P. (1995): Recent trends in studies on plant invasions (1974–93). – In: Pyšek P.,
    Prach K., Rejmánek M. & Wade M. (eds.), Plant invasions: general
    aspects and special problems, p. 223–236, SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam.
Pyšek P. (1995): Approaches to studying spontaneous settlement flora and vegetation in
    central Europe: a review. In: Sukopp H., Numata M. et Huber A.
     (ed.): Urban ecology as the basis of urban planning, p. 23-39, SPB
    Academic Publ., Amsterdam.
Pyšek P. & Prach K. (1995): Invasion dynamics of Impatiens glandulifera – a century of
    spreading reconstructed.
– Biol. Conserv. 74: 41–48.
Prach K., Hadinec J., Michálek J. & Pyšek P. (1995): Forest planting as a way of species
    dispersal.
– Forest Ecol. Manage. 76: 191–195.
Pyšek P. & Pyšek A. (1995): Invasion by Heracleum mantegazzianum in different habitats in
    the Czech Republic.
– J. Veget. Sci. 6: 711–718.
Pyšek P., Kučera T., Puntieri J. and Mandák B. (1995): Regeneration in Heracleum
    mantegazzianum – response to removal of vegetative and generative
    parts.
– Preslia, Praha, 67: 161–171.


1994

Pyšek P. & Prach K. (1994): How important are rivers for supporting plant invasions? - In:
    De Waal L.C., Child E.L., Wade P. M. & Brock J. H. (eds):
    Ecology and management of invasive riverside plants, pp. 19-26, J.
    Wiley & Sons.
Pyšek P. (1994): Ecological aspects of invasion by Heracleum mantegazzianum in the Czech
    Republic– In: de Waal L.C., Child E.L., Wade P. M. & Brock J. H.
     (eds): Ecology and management of invasive riverside plants, pp. 45–54,
    J. Wiley & Sons, Chichester.
Pyšek P. (1994): Effect of soil characteristics on succession in sites reclaimed after acid rain
    deforestation.
– Ecol. Engin. 3: 39–47.
Pyšek P. (1994): Pattern of species dominance and factors affecting community
    composition in areas deforested due to air pollution. - Vegetatio
    112:45-56.
Prach K. & Pyšek P. (1994): Clonal plants – what is their role in succession? – Folia
    Geobot. Phytotax., Praha, 29: 307–320. [also available in: Soukupová
    L., Marshall C., Hara T., Herben T. (eds.): Plant clonality: biology and
    diversity, p. 201–214, Special features in vegetation science 4, Opulus
    Press, Uppsala.]
Prach K. & Pyšek P. (1994): Spontaneous establishment of woody plants in Central
    European derelict sites and their potential for reclamation
– Restor. Ecol. 2: 190–197.


1993

Pyšek P. (1993): What do we know about Calamagrostis villosa? - A review of the species
    behaviour in secondary habitats. - Preslia 65:1-20.
Pyšek P. (1993): Factors affecting the diversity of flora and vegetation in central European
    settlements. - Vegetatio 106:89-100.
Puntieri J.G. & Pyšek P. (1993): The effects of physical support and density on the growth
    and differentiation of Galium aparine populations. - Oikos 67:279-284.
Mandák B., Pyšek P. & Pyšek A. (1993): Distribution pattern of flora and vegetation in a
    small industrial town: an effect of urban zones. - Preslia 65:225-242.
Pyšek P. & Prach K. (1993): Plant invasions and the role of riparian habitats – a
    comparison of four species alien to central Europe.
– J. Biogeogr. 20: 413–420.


1992

Pyšek P. (1992): Settlement outskirts - may they be considered as ecotones? - Ekológia
     (ČSFR) 11:273-286.
Hlaváček R. et Pyšek P. (1992): Ecology and dynamics of Herniaria incana population at
    the northernmost locality of its current central and western European
    distribution. - Preslia 64:157-167.
Pyšek P. (1992): Seasonal changes in response of Senecio ovatus to grazing by the
    chrysomelid beetle Chrysochloa speciosissima. - Oecologia 91:596-602.
Pyšek P. (1992): Die Siedlungsvegetation des Böhmischen Karts. 2. Ökologische
    Charakteristik. - Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 27:113-135.
Pyšek P. (1992): Dominant species exchange during succession in reclaimed habitats: A
    case study from areas deforested due to air pollution.
– Forest Ecol.
    Manag. 54: 27–44.
Prach K., Pyšek P. et Šmilauer P. (1993): On the rate of succession. - Oikos 66:343-346.

1991

Pyšek P. (1991): Biomass production and size structure of Calamagrostis villosa
    populations in different habitats. Preslia 63:9-20.
Pyšek P. (1991): Sprout demography and intraclonal competition in Lycium barbarum, a
    clonal shrub, during an early phase of revegetation. - Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 26:141-169.
Pyšek P. & Lepš J. (1991) : Response of a weed community to nitrogen fertilization: a
    multivariate analysis. - J. Veget. Sci. 2:237-244.
Pyšek P. & Pyšek A. (1991) : Succession in urban habitats: an analysis of phytosociological
    data.
– Preslia, Praha, 63: 125–128.
Pyšek P. & Pyšek A. (1991): Vergleich der dörflichen und städtischen Ruderalflora,
    dargestellt am Beispiel Westböhmens. - Tuexenia 11:121-134.
Pyšek P. & Liška J. (1991) : Colonization of Sibbaldia tetrandra cushions on alpine scree in
    the Pamiro-Alai Mountains, Central Asia. - Arct. Alp. Res. 23:263-272.
Pyšek P. (1991) : Die Siedlungsvegetation des Böhmischen Karsts. 1. Syntaxonomie. -
    Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 26:225-262.
Pyšek P. (1991): Heracleum mantegazzianum in the Czech Republic: the dynamics of
    spreading from the historical perspective.
– Folia Geobot. Phytotax.,
    Praha, 26: 439–454.


1990

Pyšek P. (1990): The influence of Calamagrostis villosa on the species diversity of
    deforested sites in the Krušné Hory Mts. - Preslia 62:323-335.
Pyšek P. & Pyšek A. (1990): Comparison of the vegetation and flora of the West
    Bohemian villages and towns. - In: Sukopp H. & al. [ed.], Urban
    ecology, p. 105-112, SPB Academic Publ., The Hague.


1989

Pyšek P. & Šrůtek M. (1989): Numerical phytosociology of the subalpine belt of the
    Kazbegi region, Caucasus, USSR - Vegetatio 81:199-208.
Pyšek P. & Pyšek A. (1989): Vegetation der Abbaudeponien in Böhmen: Veränderungen
    der Artenzusammensetzung im Verlauf der Vegetationsentwicklung. - Verhandl. Ges. f. Ökol. 18:37-41.


1988

Pyšek A. & Pyšek P. (1988): Zur spontanen Begrünung des erzhaltigen und erzlosen
    Abbaudeponien in Böhmen. - Preslia 60:133-155.
Pyšek P. & Pyšek A. (1989): Veränderung der Vegetation durch experimentelle
    Erdgasbehandlung. - Weed Res. 29:193-204.