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NEOBIOTA 2018 10th International Conference on Biological Invasions New Directions in Invasion Biology www.neobiota2018.org 3rd – 7th September 2018, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland Programme & Book of Abstracts Contents Welcome Message .............................................................................................. 4 Conference Organising Committee .................................................................... 6 Conference Supporters ......................................................................................... 6 General Conference Information .......................................................................... 8 Social Events and Tours ....................................................................................... 12 Conference Programme ..................................................................................... 14 Keynote Speakers ................................................................................................ 21 Plenary Abstracts ................................................................................................... 26 Oral Abstracts ..................................................................................................... 28 Workshop Abstracts ............................................................................................ 50 Flash Presentations Abstracts ............................................................................. 53 Poster Abstracts ............................................................................................... 59 Index of Authors ................................................................................................ 118 Welcome from the Chairman of NEOBIOTA 2018 10th International Conference on Biological Invasions I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you attending the 10th NEOBIOTA conference on Biological Invasions. It seems difficult to believe that it has been 2 years since the last conference in Vianden, Luxembourg and even more difficult to believe it has been 18 years since the first NEOBIOTA conference in Berlin in 2000. In terms of the numbers of contributions and scientific content and quality the meeting has gone from strength to strength and is now arguably one of the more significant conferences on biological invasions. Clearly, our understanding of biological invasions has also increased dramatically over the past 18 years and yet some of the same old questions still arise. What are the real impacts of biological invasions on ecosystems? How do biological invasions alter mutualistic and trophic interactions? Do biological invasions always have a negative impact? What are the best ways to control biological invasions with the minimum of environmental effects? These are long standing questions that come up time after time and will continue to be a major focus, not just of this conference, but also of future conferences. What we have also learnt over the last 18 years of research on biological invasions is that effects are a lot more complex than first envisaged and may, in some cases, not conform to the all- invasions-are-bad, idea that often pervades the popular press. Recent evidence also indicates that the magnitude of the impact of some common invaders may 4 be significantly less than once thought, thereby questioning the appropriateness and cost effectiveness of the widespread implementation of commonly used control measures. One of the difficulties here is the surprising paucity of rigorous long term experimentally-focussed assessments of biological invasions that can provide a more critical measure of their impacts and interactions. Yet, this is essential for decision making and the identification of appropriate strategies for implementing the recently introduced EU legislation on biological invasions. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the invited speakers for agreeing to contribute to this meeting, as well as also thanking all of those who are contributing whether oral or poster presentations. Deciding on the final allocation of poster versus oral presentations proved to be a thankless task and there are many high quality poster presentations that, given more space in the programme, would have made equally excellent talks. Finally, I would like to thank the local organising committee for their efforts, particularly the assessment of the abstracts for oral and poster presentations, as well as the session chairs and the workshop leaders for their contributions. Special thanks also go to the funders and funding agencies that provided generous support for this meeting, particularly Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Bruce Osborne 5 Organisation NEOBIOTA 2018 Local Workshop Leaders NEOBIOTA Board Members Organising Committee Giuseppe Brundu Laura Celesti-Grapow Bruce Osborne Sergej Olenin Franz Essl Jan Robert Bars Piero Genovesi Yvonne Buckley NEOBIOTA Petr Pysek Joe Caffrey Montserrat Vilá (President) Johannes Kollman Jaime Dick Franz Essl (Vice President) Ingo Kowarik Franz Essl Uwe Starfinger (Secretary) Ingolf Khün Mark Fennell Ingo Kowarick (Honorary President) Wolfgang Nentwig Dario Fornara Wolfgang Rabitsch Margherita Gioria Montserrat Vilá Frances Lucy Dan Minchin Rose Muir Jane Stout Montserrat Vilá Max Wade Thank You to our Supporters 6 Conference Sponsors 7 General Conference Information Date easy to use service all over Dublin. A number of Monday, 3rd September to Friday, 7th September services operate close to the Royal Marine Hotel. Bus Routes that serve Dun Laoghaire and the Royal Venue Marine Hotel: 7, 7a, 45a, 46a, 59, 63 and 75 NEOBIOTA 2018 will be held at The Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. The DART and Rail: Both the DART and mainline train Royal Marine Hotel is situated on an elevated site provide an excellent service from many parts of overlooking Dublin Bay in the coastal town of Dun Dublin to the city centre. The Dun Laoghaire DART Laoghaire. The hotel is ideally situated between station is a 4 minute walk to the Royal Marine Hotel. the bustling city of Dublin and County Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland. Parking: The Hotel has over 300 car parking spaces available and is delighted to offer all delegates How to get to the Royal Marine Hotel attending a conference complimentary car-parking. The hotel is just fifteen minutes’ drive from Dublin City Centre by car & twenty minutes by DART train Registration Desk Hours: line to Dublin City Centre. Monday, 3rd September, 15:00 – 20:00 Tuesday, 4th September, 07:30 – 18:00 Taxi Wednesday, 5th September, 08:00 – 18:00 There are a large number of taxi services available Thursday, 6th September, 08:00 – 17:00 in Dun Laoghaire. Taxis from the Airport to Dun Laoghaire are readily available outside the Arrivals Name Badge Hall. Delegates must wear their name badge at all times to gain access to conference activities, including the Aircoach (from/to Dublin Airport) Exhibition and Posters Hall. If you lose your badge, Route 703: Dublin Airport to Killiney/Dalkey. Hourly please visit the Registration Desk on the ground Aircoach service to and from hotel front door to floor Pavillion Bar outside the main conference Dublin Airport. For more information including room (Carlisle Suite). timetables and fares please go to www.aircoach.ie You will be required to show photo ID to have a new Dublin Bus offers a high-frequency, accessible and badge printed. €5 charge will apply. 8 Oral Presentations: the chairperson will inform you of this and ask Plenary Presentations: 30min (25min and 5min Q&A) you to finish your presentation, please comply Oral Presentations: 15 min (10min and 5min Q&A) with chairperson’s requests. Flash Presentations: 5min (no Q&A, presenters can • All speakers must be in the session room at least be asked questions at their poster) 10 minutes before the start of session. Please identify yourself to the session chairperson so • All speakers are requested to have their that they are aware that all speakers are present presentation loaded to the conference laptop before they start the session. located in the conference room at the very latest • All speakers are asked to remain in the room by the coffee break before their presentation. until the entire session is finished, if there is time • Please note that no personal computers will be at the end of the sessions further Q&A sessions allowed at the podium. may take place. • There will be a laptop provided in the session room. Poster Presentations • Please have your presentation on USB stick, Posters will be on display each day (Tuesday, individual laptops cannot be linked to the in- Wednesday & Thursday) and rotated daily, in The house AV. Carlisle Suite on the Ground Floor. Poster presenters • Presentations should be formatted to fit have access to the Carlisle Suite from 8am each a widescreen with the size of 16:9 for all morning and posters should be in place by the first presentations. coffee break. Posters should be removed by 18:30 • Please liaise with the room technician before each day. each session for pre-loading of presentations. • Please load and quickly test all presentations For a Poster Presentation Schedule, during coffee/lunch breaks and before sessions please see page 19. begin – this is to ensure that if there are any difficulties, there is time for the AV technicians Catering to rectify the issues before sessions begin. During the week, morning and afternoon Tea/Coffee • Speakers are asked to strictly adhere to the breaks
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