Biological invasions present a global problem underlain by an ecological paradox that
thwarts explanation: how do some exotic species, evolutionarily naïve to their new …

Biotic invasions can predominantly alter the dynamics, composition, functions, and structure
of natural ecosystems. Social insects, particularly ants, are among the most damaging …

Metacommunity ecology links smaller-scale processes that have been the provenance of
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …

Global change, such as exotic invasions, dramatically affects ecosystem functioning.
However, the mechanisms behind the impacts are often unclear and despite extensive …

Plant–microbe interactions play crucial roles in species invasions but are rarely investigated
at the intraspecific level. Here, we study these interactions in three lineages of a globally …

Exotic plant invasion is often associated with dramatic increases in above‐ground net
primary productivity and soil nitrogen. However, most evidence for these increases comes …

Understanding the relative contribution of local and regional processes to local species
richness is an important ecological question and a subject of controversy between …

The soil and its biota can shape the development of colonizing vascular plant communities.
Because they occupy soil surfaces where most seeds disperse to, biological soil crusts …

Biotic resistance may influence invasion success; however, the relative roles of species
richness, functional or phylogenetic distance in predicting invasion success are not fully …

Making predictions about when and where a given mechanism of invasion will be weak or
strong is crucial for the effective management of non‐native species. Despite the importance …