[HTML][HTML] Global dataset of soil organic carbon in tidal marshes

TL Maxwell, AS Rovai, MF Adame, JB Adams… - Scientific data, 2023 - nature.com
Tidal marshes store large amounts of organic carbon in their soils. Field data quantifying soil
organic carbon (SOC) stocks provide an important resource for researchers, natural …

Soil pollution and the invasion of congener Sphagneticola in crop lands

Q Javed, J Sun, S Rutherford, J Li, B Iqbal… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The input of agro-pollutants, such as microplastics and nanopesticides, on farmlands is
widespread and may facilitate biological invasions in agroecosystems. Here, the effects of …

Invasion of Lantana camara and Ageratina adenophora alters the soil physico-chemical characteristics and microbial biomass of chir pine forests in the central …

M Kumar, S Kumar, AK Verma, RK Joshi, SC Garkoti - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant invasion has been considered as one of the most influential forces that change the soil
physico-chemical and biological properties of forest ecosystems. We have investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Urban sprawl facilitates invasions of exotic plants across multiple spatial scales

F Boscutti, F Lami, E Pellegrini, M Buccheri, F Busato… - Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Exotic plant invasions are considered one of the major threats to biodiversity causing
important impacts at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. Understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural land use curbs exotic invasion but sustains native plant diversity at intermediate levels

E Pellegrini, M Buccheri, F Martini, F Boscutti - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Unveiling the processes driving exotic plant invasion represent a central issue in taking
decisions aimed at constraining the loss of biodiversity and related ecosystem services. The …

[HTML][HTML] Stand age, degree of encroachment and soil characteristics modulate changes of C and N cycles in dry grassland soils invaded by the N2-fixing shrub …

E Pellegrini, F Boscutti, G Alberti, V Casolo… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The N 2-fixing shrub Amorpha fruticosa L. is rapidly spreading in the dry riparian natural
grasslands of Europe, altering ecosystem functions and depleting plant diversity. Alteration …

[HTML][HTML] Germination performance of alien and native species could shape community assembly of temperate grasslands under different temperature scenarios

G Trotta, M Vuerich, E Petrussa, FR Hay, S Assolari… - Plant Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Rising temperatures due to climate change are expected to interplay with biological
invasions, and may enhance the spread and growth of some alien species upon arrival in …

Invasive plants alter soil properties and nutrient dynamics: a case study of Anthemis cotula invasion in Kashmir Himalaya

MA Dar, M Ahmad, R Singh, RK Kohli, HP Singh… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant invasion is considerably affecting terrestrial ecosystems by modulating soil nutrient
cycling and ecological processes. Below-ground processes are of paramount interest to …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Canada goldenrod invasion on soil extracellular enzyme activities and ecoenzymatic stoichiometry

Z Hu, J Li, K Shi, G Ren, Z Dai, J Sun, X Zheng, Y Zhou… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid expansion of Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis L.) in China has drawn
considerable attention as it may not only decrease vegetation diversity but also alter soil …

Effect of drought and nutrient availability on invaded plant communities in a semi‐arid ecosystem

HE Ali, SF Bucher - Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem functions are heavily dependent on the functional composition of the plant
community, ie, the functional traits of plants forming the community. This, on the one hand …