МІСЦЕ ДОСЛІДЖЕНЬ ІНВАЗІЙНОЇ ФЛОРИ У СТРУКТУРІ СУЧАСНОГО ПРИРОДНИЧО-НАУКОВОГО ЗНАННЯ

Abstract

This study places a strong emphasis on the role of landscape knowledge in investigating phytoinvasions. It underscores the significance of studying invasive flora within the broader context of researching anthropogenic environmental changes. Phytoinvasions are highlighted as crucial factors in shaping anthropogenic landscapes. This research aligns with the emerging scientific discipline known as invasive geobotany, situated at the intersection of biology, geography, and ecology, particularly in the fields of botany, anthropogenic landscape studies, and plant ecology. In the spectrum of contemporary natural knowledge, invasive geobotany occupies a pivotal position, bridging the realms of biology, geography, and ecology. This study underscores that invasive plants are integral elements of anthropogenic landscapes. It emphasizes that anthropogenic changes in vegetation, exemplified by phytoinvasions, occur within the broader context of human-induced environmental transformation. The interdisciplinary facets of invasive geobotany are delineated, highlighting its diverse connections as typified by O. I. Shabliy. These connections encompass genetic connections, which elucidate the genesis of this field of study, informational links, pointing to the sources of empirical data, connections established based on shared research objectives and methodologies, as well as organizational affiliations related to research support within a shared scientific framework. Specifically, genetic connections link invasive botany with botany and phytocenology. Informational interdisciplinary connections and shared research objectives and methods predominantly connect invasive botany with geography, particularly plant geography, transport geography, and anthropogenic landscape studies. Organizational interdisciplinary connections within invasive geobotany can be established both within the biological and geographical sciences. The wide range of interdisciplinary connections in invasive geobotany, coupled with the rapidly increasing number of scientific publications, indicates its status as a burgeoning field within modern natural science. This suggests the potential for a further increase in research activity in this area, including the emergence of new aspects in the study of phytoinvasions in the near future.