Co-invasion of three invasive alien plants increases plant taxonomic diversity and community invasibility.

ABSTRACT: Alien species from the Asteraceae family frequently invade native plant communities. This study aims to determine how the number of Asteraceae species (i.e., Erigeron canadensis, E. annuus, and Solidago canadensis) in a co-invasion affects plant taxonomic diversity and invasibility in plant communities in China. We found that co-invasions by one or two Asteraceae species decreased plant diversity and increased community invasibility. However, co-invasion by three Asteraceae species increased plant diversity and community invasibility. We also found that plant taxonomic diversity was negatively correlated with total coverage of invasive Asteraceae species. Conversely, community invasibility was positively correlated with total coverage of invasive Asteraceae species. Th

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12918195 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature