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Human‐mediated dispersal of weed species during the Holocene: A case study of Chenopodium album agg.

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We hypothesised that during the Holocene, the distributions of species such as crop weeds have been significantly influenced by human activity. We aimed to (a) identify the main centres of… Click to show full abstract

We hypothesised that during the Holocene, the distributions of species such as crop weeds have been significantly influenced by human activity. We aimed to (a) identify the main centres of diversity of the Chenopodium album agg. species and (b) test if these species colonised Europe from western Asia, most likely due to the westward expansion of agriculture in the Neolithic period.

Keywords: chenopodium album; album agg; human mediated; mediated dispersal

Journal Title: Journal of Biogeography
Year Published: 2019

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