Marshes have been proposed as sites for phytoremediation of metals. The fate of metals
within plant tissues is a critical issue for effectiveness of this process. In this paper we review …

Biodiversity, soil, air, and water are the vital life-supporting systems of this planet Earth.
However, the deliberate and accidental introduction of invasive alien plants (IAPs) in the …

Although it is generally acknowledged that invasions by exotic plant species represent a
major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem stability, little attention has been paid to the …

Plant invasion potentially alters ecosystem carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles. However, the
overall direction and magnitude of such alterations are poorly quantified.• Here, 94 …

Invasive plants are one of the most serious threats to native species assemblages and have
been responsible for the degradation of natural habitats worldwide. As a result, removal of …

In recent decades the grass Phragmites australis has been aggressively invading coastal,
tidal marshes of North America, and in many areas it is now considered a nuisance species …

This chapter reviews and synthesises knowledge on reproduction and recruitment in estuary‐
dependent and estuary‐associated fishes. Resident and migrating species (anadromous …

The recent expansion of Phragmites australis (common reed) from the marsh-upland
interface into high marsh zones provides an opportunity to assess the impact of individual …

Negative connotations of invasive plants worldwide have implicated them as the bearers of
unfavorable ecosystem change. We contrasted 5-yr-old and 20-yr-old Phragmites …

Using comparative analysis of the rates of key processes, we have documented the net
effect of a shift in plant species composition on nitrogen cycles with the example of the rapid …