The Impact of Multiple Species Invasion on Soil and Plant Communities Increases With Invasive Species Co-occurrence.

ABSTRACT: Despite increasing evidence indicating that invasive species are harming biodiversity, ecological systems and processes, impacts of multiple species invasion and their links with changes in plant and soil communities are inadequately documented and remain poorly understood. Addressing multiple invaders would help to ward against community-wide, synergistic effects, aiding in designing more effective control strategies. In this work, correlative relationships are examined for potential impacts of three co-occurring invasive plant species, Amorpha fruticosa, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Acer negundo, on soil conditions and native plant diversity. The research was conducted in riparian ecosystems and included the following treatments: (1) co-occurrence of the three invasiv

SUBMITTER: Vujanovic D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9194948 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature