Asymmetric succession in soil microbial communities enhances the competitive advantage of invasive alien plants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biological invasions pose an escalating threat to native ecosystems. The accumulation of invasive alien plants worldwide is not saturated yet, underscoring the persistent and growing impact of invasions. Soil microorganisms play a key role in the process of alien plant invasion. However, the temporal dynamics of microbial communities has rarely been determined during the invasion owing to the dearth of long-term, in situ experimental systems.

Results

Here, we examined the temporal succession of soil microbial communities 8 years after experiment setup in a common garden. Bacterial communities displayed divergent temporal succession, with invasive plants exhibiting higher turnover rates. Invasive alien plants reduced stochasticity in bacterial communities, likely a

SUBMITTER: Zhao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662829 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature