The Yangtze River estuary is an important ecoregion. However, Spartina alterniflora, native
to North America, was introduced to the estuary in the 1990s through both natural dispersal …

Non‐native plants have invaded nearly all ecosystems and represent a major component of
global ecological change. Plant invasions frequently change the composition and structure …

Exotic species are a growing global ecological threat; however, their overall effects are
insufficiently understood. While some exotic species are implicated in many species …

生物入侵已对入侵区的生态环境, 社会经济和人类健康造成了严重的威胁, 成为了21
世纪五大全球性环境问题之一. 本文回顾了2000 年以来, 中国生物入侵研究领域尤其是入侵种的 …

Coastal wetlands are important ecosystems that connect land to open sea, and their service
functions are important in estuaries globally. Using long time series of remotely sensed …

Spartina species of the mid-low intertidal areas are powerful ecological engineers that are
highly valued where they are native. Elsewhere, they overgrow native salt marsh and open …

Invasive plants can have a major impact on local plant and animal communities. However,
effects of plant invasions on arthropod communities and the potential drivers have rarely …

Invasive smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora, hereafter Spartina) has been expanding
rapidly in the estuarine wetlands at Chongming Dongtan (East China) at the expense of …

摘要滨海湿地受海, 陆生态系统的交互影响, 是典型的生态脆弱带和敏感区.
互花米草是全球海岸带最为成功的外来入侵物种, 对滨海湿地生态系统已经产生了重要的影响 …

Plant invasions are known to have negative impacts on native plant communities, yet their
influence on higher trophic levels has not been well documented. Past studies investigating …