Feedback between plants and soil microbial communities can be a powerful driver of
vegetation dynamics. Plants elicit changes in the soil microbiome that either promote or …

Invasive plants affect soil biota through litter and rhizosphere inputs, but the direction and
magnitude of these effects are variable. We conducted a meta‐analysis to examine the …

Plant‐soil feedback (PSF) theory provides a powerful framework for understanding plant
dynamics by integrating growth assays into predictions of whether soil communities stabilise …

Invasions by alien plants provide a unique opportunity to examine competitive interactions
among plants. While resource competition has long been regarded as a major mechanism …

Humans have moved organisms around the world for centuries but it is only relatively
recently that invasion ecology has grown into a mainstream research field. This book …

Land degradation is a complex concept that integrates different aspects, including changes
in soil conditions, biodiversity, productivity and socio-economic implications, compared to a …

Aim A major challenge for invasion ecology is to identify high‐impact invaders to guide
prioritization of management interventions. We argue that species with the potential to cause …

Question Plant–soil feedback (PSF) has emerged as a ubiquitous phenomenon and a
potentially important predictor of plant community structure and dynamics. However, the …

Background Plants condition the soil in which they grow, thereby altering the performance of
subsequent plants growing in this soil. This phenomenon, known as plant-soil feedback …

Soil microorganisms play a major role in shaping plant diversity, not only through their direct
effects as pathogens, mutualists, and decomposers, but also by altering the outcome of plant …