The flora were investigated and analyzed in Pingtan Island, Fujian Province. According to primarily statistics, there are 541 species of seed plants belonging to 369 genera of 127 families, including 330 species of native plants in 234 genera of 91 families and 211 species of exotic plants in 160...

The vegetation characteristics and the α, β biodiversity of plant communities were investigated at the desert island of Waimalangshan Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, Zhejiang Province. In order to discuss the difference of vegetation characteristics and plant diversity between Waimalangshan Island...

Juglans L. (walnuts and butternuts) is an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Juglandaceae. All Juglans are important nut and timber trees. Juglans regia (Common walnut), J. sigillata (Iron walnut), J. cathayensis (Chinese walnut), J. hopeiensis (Ma walnut), and J....

Little is known about consequences of Spartina alterniflora invasion on soil sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). This study compared the abundance, diversity, and community structure of SRB in S. alterniflora and in native plant communities along a successional gradient (bare mudflat, young/mature S....

Successful invaders must overcome biotic resistance, which is defined as the reduction in invasion success caused by the resident community. Soil microbes are an important source of community resistance to plant invasions, and understanding their role in this process requires urgent investigation....

Aims: Exotic plant invasions are important components of global change, threatening both the stability and function of invaded ecosystems. Shifts in competitive ability of invasive plants versus their native congeners have been documented. Enhanced UV-B radiation and nitrogen (N) deposition might...

Aims: Stoichiometric homeostasis is an important mechanism in maintaining ecosystem structure, function, and stability. The invasion of exotic species, Spartina alterniflora, has largely threatened the structure and function of native ecosystems in the Minjiang River estuarine wetland. However, how ...

Aims: The extensive use of herbicide to control invasive plants would change the relationship between alien and neighboring plants. In order to provide data for rational use of herbicide and a theoretical reference for further studies on the ecological effects of glyphosate, we explored the...

Aims: The cordgrass Spartina alterniflora is one of the highly successful invasive plants in coastlines worldwide. Although the S. alterniflora invasion is threatening mangroves and the increasing heavy metal pollution of oceans and coasts are of growing concerns, especially in China, the effects...

We conducted laboratory bioassay and pot experiments to find the difference in the allelopathic potentials of aqueous root leachates from 4-dominant tree species (Quercus acutissima Carruth., Robinia pseudoacacia L., Pinus thunbergii Parl. and Amorpha fruticosa L.) on seed germination and seedling...