Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization

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Marín, César, Barreto, Carlos, Singh, Brajesh K., de Ruiter, Peter C., Brown, George G., Battigelli, Jeff, Bagnara, Gian Luca, González, Rosalina, Guerra, Carlos, Sun, Xin, Dirilge, Tara, Ulze, Jacob, Malorgio, Giulio, Montanarella, Luca, Colein, Claudia, Vilonen, Leena, Parnel, J. Jacob, Edwards, Joseph, Alfares, Heba, ..., Lindo, Zoë. 2026. "Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization." Plants, People, Planet. 8 (1), pp. 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70121
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Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization

ERA Journal ID213963
Article CategoryLetter
AuthorsMarín, César, Barreto, Carlos, Singh, Brajesh K., de Ruiter, Peter C., Brown, George G., Battigelli, Jeff, Bagnara, Gian Luca, González, Rosalina, Guerra, Carlos, Sun, Xin, Dirilge, Tara, Ulze, Jacob, Malorgio, Giulio, Montanarella, Luca, Colein, Claudia, Vilonen, Leena, Parnel, J. Jacob, Edwards, Joseph, Alfares, Heba, Kafle, Gandhiv, Gadallah, Nasradeen A. H., Karuri, Hannah, Roy, Arindam, Yeboa, Edward, Bhadury, Punyasloke, Kothamasi, David, Agarwala, Niraj, Debnath, Sukumar, Surasinghe, Thilina, Ashwood, Frank, Kumar, Tushar, Kumar, Pawan, Siddiqui, Samina, Gicheha, Jane, Hedenec, Petr, Sabbah, Rachid, Wubs, Jasper, Ge, Zhuang, Zaitsev, Andrey, Galli, Loris, Mundra, Sunil, Ramalingam, Prabavathy Vaiyapuri, Buckeridge, Kate, Chakravorty, Partha Pratim, Juan-Ovejero, Raquel, Pfingstl, Tobias, Eziuzor, Samuel, Elliott, David, Lai, Derrick Y. F., Thiele-Bruhn, Sören, Peguero, Guille, Bhattacharyya, Nandan, Bonnett, Samuel, Osemwegie, Isimemen, Kutuzovi, Davorka Hackenberger, Ikoyi, Israel, Abdelrahman, Hamada, Terza, Antonietta La, Bendada, Mourad, Gongalsky, Konstantin, Moreno, María Laura, Blackburn, Daniel, Filho, Luís Carlos Iunes Oliveira, Taiti, Stefano, Cordova, Maria Fernanda Cordova, de Souza, Leandro Fonseca, Klarenberg, Ingeborg, Novo, Marta, Chauvat, Matthieu, Ribeiro-Barros, Ana, Dunfield, Kari E., Flores, Giuliana Shelly Lizana, Rai, Sumit, Shanmugam, Shankar Ganapathi, Hale, Brett, Kamalam, Dinesh Govindaraj, Wall, Luis, Briones, Maria J. I., He, Ji-Zheng, Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Ghaderi, Reza, Sharma, Radhika, Gómez-Brandón, María, Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Pappas, Maria, Egerton-Warburton, Louise, Szlavecz, Katalin, Borruso, Luigimaria, Bongiorno, Giulia, Birnbaum, Christina, Mangoka, Samson, Khan, Raza, Alisi, Chiara, Mumladze, Levan, Burton, Victoria, Naikoo, Nasir, Dumont, Marc, Oktaba, Lidia, Schmidt, Olaf, Mayad, El Hassan, Jacobs, Karin, Ernest, Chidozie, Chandrappa, Dhananjaya Bhakthanakatte, Santander-Mendoza, Sol, Medina-Orozco, Lenin, Schloter, Michael, Winowiecki, Leigh, Lumini, Erica Lumini, Bastias, Cristina C., Bakker, Matthew, Zucconi, Laura, Canini, Fabiana, Tsiafoul, Maria, Muda, Mohd Afzanizam, Sierra, Sud Sair, Posada, Raul Hernando, Jacomini, Carlo, Thant, Myo, Neher, Deborah A., Nurbaity, Anne, Daveta, Maika, Latif, Robabeh, Aminjan, Atabak Roohi, Thordarson, Hilmar N., Diallo, Moussa Tady, Ball, Becky, Adl, Sina and Lindo, Zoë
Journal TitlePlants, People, Planet
Journal Citation8 (1), pp. 8-13
Number of Pages6
Year2026
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
ISSN2572-2611
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70121
Web Address (URL)https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.70121
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 20203107. Microbiology
Byline AffiliationsVrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands
Saint Thomas University, Chile
Algoma University, Canada
Western Sydney University
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Federal University of Parana, Brazil
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada
Independent Researcher, Italy
De La Salle University, Colombia
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, United States
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center, China
University College Dublin, Ireland
Maynooth University, Ireland
University of Ghana, Ghana
University of Bologna, Italy
University of Tuscia, Italy
Colorado State University, United States
Biome Makers, United States
University of Tennessee, United States
An Najah National University, Palestine
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, United States
Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal
University of Khartoum, Sudan
University of Embu, Kenya
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India
CSIR-Soil Research Institute, Ghana
University of Delhi, India
Gauhati University, India
Nova Biotech, India
Bridgewater State University, United States
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, India
Patanjali Organic Research Institute, India
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
CIAT, Kenya
University of Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia
Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Dalian University, China
Senckenberg Museum of Natural History, Germany
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Russia
University of Genoa, Italy
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), United Arab Emirates
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, India
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College, India
University of Vigo, Spain
University of Graz, Austria
University of British Columbia, Canada
University of Derby, United Kingdom
University of Hong Kong (HKU), China
Trier University, Germany
University of Barcelona, Spain
Panskura Banamali College (Autonomous), India
University of the West of England, United Kingdom
University of Bonn, Germany
J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
University College Cork, Ireland
Cairo University, Egypt
University of Camerino, Italy
Mohammed First University, Morocco
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
National University of Jujuy, Argentina
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Italian National Research Council, Italy
National University of San Agustín of Arequipa, Peru
Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
University of Rouen Normandy, France
La Rochelle University, France
University of Lisbon, Portugal
University of Guelph, Canada
Sao Paulo State University, Brazil
GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, India
Mississippi State University, United States
AgriGro, United States
Central Agricultural University, Iindia
National University of Quilmes, Argentina
University of Melbourne
Auburn University, United States
Punjab Agricultural University, India
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
University of Thrace, Greece
Northwestern University, United States
Johns Hopkins University, United States
University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
University of Southern Queensland
County Government of Mandera, Kenya
SAARC Meteorological Research Centre, Bangladesh
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy
Ilia State University, United States
Natural History Museum London, United Kingdom
Government Degree College Sopore, India
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dangote Fertiliser, Nigeria
Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, India
National Agricultural Technology Institute (INTA), Argentina
National Technological Institute of Mexico, Mexico
Technical University of Munich, Germany
CIFOR-ICRAF, Kenya
CNR-IPSP, National Research Council, Italy
University of Cordoba, Spain
University of Manitoba, Canada
Tuscia University, Italy
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Maybank Malaysia, Malaysia
Zenkinoko SAS, Colombia
ISPRA, Italy
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Myanmar
University of Vermont, United States
Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
Ministry of Forestry, Fiji
Semnan University, Iran
Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran
Land and Forest, Iceland
National Soil Service (SENASOL), Guinea
Arizona State University, United States
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
University of Western Ontario, Canada
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Gorzelak, Monika, McAmmond, Breanne M., Van Hamme, Jonathan D., Birnbaum, Christina, Thomsen, Corrina and Hart, Miranda. 2020. "Soil Microbial Communities in Long-Term Soil Storage for Sand Mine Reclamation." Ecological Restoration. 38 (1), pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.3368/er.38.1.13
Special thematic issue on applying microbial community research to improve conservation and restoration outcomes
Birnbaum, Christina and Egidi, Eleonora. 2020. "Special thematic issue on applying microbial community research to improve conservation and restoration outcomes." Plant Ecology. 221, pp. 749-571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-020-01068-3
Taxon-specific analysis reveals the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on bacterial communities in Louisiana wetland soils
Smith, McKenzie, Birnbaum, Christina, Waryszak, Pawel, Halbrook, Susannah, Brady, Monica, Bumby, Caitlin, Kulick, Danielle, Lee, Sean F.H., Schroeder, Carolyn, Wilber, William and Farrer, Emily. 2020. "Taxon-specific analysis reveals the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on bacterial communities in Louisiana wetland soils." 2020 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2020). 03 - 06 Aug 2020 United States.
Soil fungal responses to experimental warming and drying in a Mediterranean shrubland
Birnbaum, Christina, Hopkins, Anna J.M., Fontaine, Joseph B. and Enright, Enright. 2019. "Soil fungal responses to experimental warming and drying in a Mediterranean shrubland ." Science of the Total Environment. 683, pp. 524-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.222
We built a network of greenhouses and rain shelters to simulate what climate change will do to soils
Hopkins, Anna, Birnbaum, Christina, Fontaine, Joe and Enright, Neal. 2019. "We built a network of greenhouses and rain shelters to simulate what climate change will do to soils." Conversation.
Digging deep for biodiversity
Birnbaum, C, Egidi, E and Singh, B. 2019. "Digging deep for biodiversity." Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere. 44 (3), pp. 561-564. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12732
Symbiotic N2-Fixer Community Composition, but Not Diversity, Shifts in Nodules of a Single Host Legume Across a 2-Million-Year Dune Chronosequence
Birnbaum, Christina, Bissett, Andrew, Teste, Francois P. and Laliberte, Etienne. 2018. "Symbiotic N2-Fixer Community Composition, but Not Diversity, Shifts in Nodules of a Single Host Legume Across a 2-Million-Year Dune Chronosequence ." Microbial Ecology: an international journal. 76 (4), pp. 1009-1020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-018-1185-1
Effect of plant root symbionts on performance of native woody species in competition with an invasive grass in multispecies microcosms
Birnbaum, Christina, Morald, Tim K., Tibbett, Mark, Bennett, Richard G. and Standish, Rachel J.. 2018. "Effect of plant root symbionts on performance of native woody species in competition with an invasive grass in multispecies microcosms ." Ecology and Evolution. 8 (17), pp. 8652-8664. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4397
Notes for genera: Ascomycota
Wijayawardene, Nalin N., Hyde, Kevin D., Rajeshkumar, Kunhiraman C., Hawksworth, David L., Madrid, Hugo, Kirk, Paul M., Braun, Uwe, Singh, Rajshree V., Crous, Pedro W., Kukwa, Martin, Lucking, Robert, Kurtzman, Cletus P., Yurkov, Andrey, Haelewaters, Danny, Aptroot, Andre, Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Timdal, Einar, Ertz, Damien, Etayo, Javier, ..., Karunarathna, Samantha C.. 2017. "Notes for genera: Ascomycota." Fungal Diversity. 86 (1), pp. 1-594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-017-0386-0
Small size, huge value. Freshwater rock pools of the Kimberley
Cross, Adam, Barrett, Matthew, Barrett, Russell, Hopkins, Anna, Birnbaum, Christina, Burgess, Treena, Whiteley, Andy, Kumerasan, Deepak, Mucina, Ladislav, Merritt, David, Turner, Shane, Myers, Cecilia, Renton, Michael and Dixon, Kingsley. 2018. "Small size, huge value. Freshwater rock pools of the Kimberley." McGlashan, Hamish, Coate, Kevin, Gresham, Jeffrey and Hart, Roz (ed.) The natural world of the Kimberley. Australia. Kimberley Society . pp. 32-33
Effects of salinity and plant host on plant-microbe interactions in Louisiana coastal marshes
Kulick, Danielle, Willis, Claire, Birnbaum, Christina, Ducat, Caitlin, Farrer, Emily and Donnell, Isabella. 2018. "Effects of salinity and plant host on plant-microbe interactions in Louisiana coastal marshes." 2018 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2018). New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 05 - 10 Aug 2018 United States.
Extreme salinity fluctuations and invasion by Phragmites australis in wetland ecosystems
Waryszak, Pawel, Birnbaum, Christina and Farrer, Emily. 2018. "Extreme salinity fluctuations and invasion by Phragmites australis in wetland ecosystems." 2018 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2018). New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 05 - 10 Aug 2018 United States.
Abundance and richness of fungal endophytes from scale-infected and uninfected reed (Phragmites australis)
Cunningham, A., Birnbaum, C., Ducat, C., Kulick, N.K. and Farrer, E.C.. 2018. "Abundance and richness of fungal endophytes from scale-infected and uninfected reed (Phragmites australis)." Centre for Engaged Learning and Teaching Student Poster Day, Tulane University . New Orleans, Lousiana, United States
Topsoil Stockpiling in Restoration: Impact of Storage Time on Plant Growth and Symbiotic Soil Biota
Birnbaum, Christina, Bradshaw, Laura Elizabeth, Ruthrof, Katinka Xoliswa and Fontaine, Joseph Benjamin. 2017. "Topsoil Stockpiling in Restoration: Impact of Storage Time on Plant Growth and Symbiotic Soil Biota ." Ecological Restoration. 35 (3), pp. 237-245. https://doi.org/10.3368/er.35.3.237
Vegetation dynamics of rapidly declining coastal wetlands: the role of cosmopolitan reed grass Phragmites australis in the Gulf Coast.
Birnbaum, C., Waryszak, P. and Farrer, E.C.. 2017. "Vegetation dynamics of rapidly declining coastal wetlands: the role of cosmopolitan reed grass Phragmites australis in the Gulf Coast." British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2017. Ghent, Belgium
Vegetation dynamics in rapidly declining Louisiana coastal wetlands: The role of cosmopolitan reed grass Phragmites australis
Birnbaum, Christina, Waryszak, Pawel and Farrer, Emily. 2017. "Vegetation dynamics in rapidly declining Louisiana coastal wetlands: The role of cosmopolitan reed grass Phragmites australis." 2017 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (ESA 2017). Portland, Oregon, United States 06 - 11 Aug 2017 United States.
Nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities in invasive legume nodules and associated soils are similar across introduced and native range populations in Australia
Birnbaum, Christina, Bissett, Andrew, Thrall, Peter H. and Leishman, Michelle R.. 2016. "Nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities in invasive legume nodules and associated soils are similar across introduced and native range populations in Australia ." Journal of Biogeography. 43 (8), pp. 1631-1644. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12752
Experimental warming alters rhizosphere fungal composition of two dominant shrubs in Mediterranean-type ecosystem
Birnbaum, Christina, Hopkins, Anna, Fontaine, Joe and Enright, Neal. 2016. "Experimental warming alters rhizosphere fungal composition of two dominant shrubs in Mediterranean-type ecosystem." 59th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVSD 2016). Pirenopolis, Brazil 12 - 17 Jun 2016 Brazil.
Sequential Disturbance Effects of Hailstorm and Fire on Vegetation in a Mediterranean-Type Ecosystem
Gower, K., Fontaine, J.B., Birnbaum, C. and Enright, N.J.. 2015. "Sequential Disturbance Effects of Hailstorm and Fire on Vegetation in a Mediterranean-Type Ecosystem ." Ecosystems. 18 (7), pp. 1121-1134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-015-9886-5
Regeneration failure threatens persistence of Persoonia elliptica (Proteaceae) in Western Australian jarrah forests
Nield, Andrew P., Monaco, Sophie, Birnbaum, Christina and Enright, Neal J.. 2015. "Regeneration failure threatens persistence of Persoonia elliptica (Proteaceae) in Western Australian jarrah forests ." Plant Ecology. 216 (2), pp. 189-198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-014-0427-7
Does topsoil age affect plant growth and symbiotic root microbiota?
Birnbaum, Christina, Bradshaw, Laura Elizabeth, Fontaine, Joseph B. and Ruthrof, Katinka Xoliswa. 2015. "Does topsoil age affect plant growth and symbiotic root microbiota?" 2015 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2015). Adelaide, Australia 29 Nov - 03 Dec 2015
Invasive legumes encounter similar soil fungal communities in their non-native and native ranges in Australia
Birnbaum, Christina, Bissett, Andrew, Thrall, Peter H. and Leishman, Michelle R.. 2014. "Invasive legumes encounter similar soil fungal communities in their non-native and native ranges in Australia ." Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 76, pp. 210-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.05.017
Making nature whole: a history of ecological restoration (The science and practice of ecological restoration series) by William R. Jordan and George M. Lubick
Birnbaum, Christina. 2014. "Making nature whole: a history of ecological restoration (The science and practice of ecological restoration series) by William R. Jordan and George M. Lubick." Ecological Management and Restoration. 15 (3), pp. e11-e11. https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12122
Do soil microbes drive Acacia species invasion in non-native ranges in Australia?
Birnbaum, Christina and Leishman, Michelle R.. 2014. "Do soil microbes drive Acacia species invasion in non-native ranges in Australia? " 57th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVSD 2014). Perth, Australia 01 - 05 Sep 2014 Australia.
Do soil microbes matter in plant invasions? A case study from Australia on five acacias and their associated soil microbial communities across non-native and native range populations.
Birnbaum, C.. 2014. "Do soil microbes matter in plant invasions? A case study from Australia on five acacias and their associated soil microbial communities across non-native and native range populations." 4th International Symposium on Weeds and Invasive Plants. Montpellier, France 19 - 23 May 2014
Plant-soil feedbacks do not explain invasion success of Acacia species in introduced range populations in Australia
Birnbaum, C. and Leishman, M. R.. 2013. "Plant-soil feedbacks do not explain invasion success of Acacia species in introduced range populations in Australia ." Biological Invasions. 15 (12), pp. 2609-2625. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-013-0478-z
Specialists or generalists? Nitrogen fixing bacterial communities of invasive acacias in Australia
Birnbaum, Christina, Bissett, Andrew, Thrall, Peter H. and Leishman, Michelle R.. 2013. "Specialists or generalists? Nitrogen fixing bacterial communities of invasive acacias in Australia." 2013 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2013). Auckland, New Zealand 24 - 29 Nov 2013
NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Ondatra zibethicus
Birnbaum, Christina. 2013. NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Ondatra zibethicus. European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS).
NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Neovison vison
Birnbaum, Christina. 2013. NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Neovison vison. European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS).
Mutualisms are not constraining cross-continental invasion success of Acacia species within Australia
Birnbaum, Christina, Barrett, Luke G., Thrall, Peter H. and Leishman, Michelle R.. 2012. "Mutualisms are not constraining cross-continental invasion success of Acacia species within Australia ." Diversity and Distributions. 18 (10), pp. 962-976. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00920.x
Cross-continental study on invasive Acacias in Australia: role of plant-soil feedbacks
Birnbaum, Christina and Leishman, Michelle R.. 2011. "Cross-continental study on invasive Acacias in Australia: role of plant-soil feedbacks." 2011 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2011). Hobart, Australia 21 - 25 Nov 2011 Ecological Society of Australia.
Role of nitrogen fixing bacteria in the invasion success of Australian Acacias
Birnbaum, Christina, Barrett, Luke G., Thrall, Peter H. and Leishman, Michelle R.. 2011. "Role of nitrogen fixing bacteria in the invasion success of Australian Acacias." 11th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (EMAPi 2011). Szombathely, Hungary 30 Aug - 03 Sep 2011 Hungary.
Zippy escapee from fur farms
Birnbaum, Alien Invaders: Invasive Plants and Animals in Europe. 2011. "Zippy escapee from fur farms." Wolfgang Nentwig (ed.) Alien Invaders: Invasive Plants and Animals in Europe. Switzerland. pp. 173-180
NOBANIS–Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet–Dreissena polymorpha
Birnbaum, Christina. 2011. NOBANIS–Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet–Dreissena polymorpha. European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS).
More is better? Rhizobial abundance and importance in invasion success of Acacias in Australia
Birnbaum, Christina, Thrall, Peter H. and Leishman, Michelle Ruth. 2010. "More is better? Rhizobial abundance and importance in invasion success of Acacias in Australia." 2010 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2010). Canberra, Australia 06 - 10 Dec 2010 Australia. Ecological Society of Australia.
Growth dynamics of Solidago canadensis L.
Birnbaum, Christina. 2008. "Growth dynamics of Solidago canadensis L. " 5th International Neobiota Conference on Biological Invasions. Prague, Czech Republic 23 200 - 26 Sep 2008
Distribution of the invasive Solidago canadensis L. in the vicinity of Tartu
Birnbaum, C.. 2007. "Distribution of the invasive Solidago canadensis L. in the vicinity of Tartu." 5th Environment Symposium of the Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation. Turku, Finland 18 - 19 Jan 2007 Finland.
NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Bunias orientalis
Birnbaum, Christina. 2006. NOBANIS – Invasive Alien Species Fact Sheet – Bunias orientalis. European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS).