Invasive Alien Plant Species in the Municipality of Čitluk (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Ecological and Social Challenges in Times of Global Change

IntroductIonIn modern times, the increasingly pronounced gap between nature and human activity is also reflected in phenomena that we often do not immediately recognize, such as the silent but inexorable expansion of invasive plant species.These species, introduced consciously or unconsciously outside their natural range, often manage to overpower local flora, changing ecosystems, landscapes, and even cultural patterns of community life.Their spread not only causes biological disturbances but also raises deeper questions: where does the natural flow end and human negligence begin?What are the limits of biological responsibility?And to what extent do our relationships with the "foreign" and "native" in nature reflect our relationship with diversity in society?According to the most widely accepted definition, invasive plant species are allochthonous (alien) plant species that, due to the absence of natural enemies in the new environment, have the ability to spread rapidly and have a negative impact