Aims: Global change agents are creating novel climatic and edaphic conditions that may favor introduced species. We attempted to identify mechanisms and impacts of Bromus tectorum invasion in the Colorado Front Range mixed-grass prairie under changing conditions. Methods: We conducted an in-situ...

Aims: Recently, much attention has been paid to the plant-mediated effects of aboveground herbivory on soil ecosystems. However, studies about the herbivore-induced effects of invasive plants on soil ecosystem are still lacking. In this study, we aimed to examine the soil biota and nutrient...

Large areas of tropical forest have been cleared and planted with exotic grass species for use as cattle pasture. These often remain persistent grasslands after grazer removal, which is problematic for restoring native forest communities. It is often hoped that remnant and/or planted trees can...

The breakdown dynamics of three monospecific leaf litters originating from two native species, Quercus robur and Ulmus laevis, and an invasive species, Acer negundo and all possible two- and three-species combinations were examined in an oxbow lake of River Danube at Gemenc, a forested floodplain,...

Introduction: Here, we compare the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) community composition in soils from the root zone of the exotic invasive species Prosopis juliflora (EXO soils) and soils from the root zone of the native species Mimosa tenuiflora (NAT soils) from five locations in the...

Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) and soil nitrogen (N) may confer competitive advantages to invasive species over native plant species. We conducted a two-way factorial experiment, growing the model invasive plant Arundo donax in CO₂ growth chambers to test how CO₂ and N availability...

Understanding the responses of invasive and native populations to environmental change is crucial for reliable predictions of invasions in the face of global change. While comparisons of responses across invasive species with different life histories have been performed before, comparing functional ...

Using space method instead of time, and combined with variance analysis, multiple comparison and Pearson related analysis, differential analysis in soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activity and their correlations were made in different stages of community types (Kandelia candel red wood...

Black cherry (Prunus serotina) was planted in forests in Central Europe in the hope of producing valuable timber and after the first disappointments, in the hope of improving the soils of coniferous plantations. Nevertheless, an unequivocal evaluation of its effect on soil environment is still a...

Plant invasion has been reported to affect a mass of soil ecological processes and functions, although invasion effects are often context-, species- and ecosystem-specific. This study was conducted to explore potential impacts of Praxelis clematidea invasion on contents of total and available soil...