Soil nutrient limitation and natural enemies promote the establishment of alien species in native communities.

ABSTRACT: The invasion of alien plant species threatens the composition and diversity of native communities. However, the invasiveness of alien plants and the resilience of native communities are dependent on the interactions between biotic and abiotic factors, such as natural enemies and nutrient availability. In our study, we simulated the invasion of nine invasive plant species into native plant communities using two levels of nutrient availability and suppression of natural enemies. We evaluated the effect of biotic and abiotic factors on the response of alien target species and the resistance of native communities to invasion. The results showed that the presence of enemies (enemy release) increased the biomass proportion of alien plants while decreasing that of native communities in the absenc

SUBMITTER: Xu YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803180 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature