Traits linked with species invasiveness and community invasibility vary with time, stage and indicator of invasion in a long‐term grassland experiment

JA Catford, AL Smith, PD Wragg, AT Clark… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Much uncertainty remains about traits linked with successful invasion–the establishment and
spread of non‐resident species into existing communities. Using a 20‐year experiment …

Introduced species that overcome life history tradeoffs can cause native extinctions

JA Catford, M Bode, D Tilman - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Introduced species threaten native biodiversity, but whether exotic species can competitively
displace native species remains contested. Building on theory that predicts multi-species …

Strong microsite control of seedling recruitment in tundra

BJ Graae, R Ejrnæs, SI Lang, E Meineri, PT Ibarra… - Oecologia, 2011 - Springer
The inclusion of environmental variation in studies of recruitment is a prerequisite for
realistic predictions of the responses of vegetation to a changing environment. We …

Co** with waves: Plasticity in tidal marsh plants as self‐adapting coastal ecosystem engineers

A Silinski, K Schoutens, S Puijalon… - Limnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tidal marsh vegetation is increasingly valued for its role in ecosystem‐based coastal
protection due to its wave dissipating capacity. As the efficiency of wave dissipation is known …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the Invasive Alien Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC and Its Management Options in Ethiopia: A Review

W Shiferaw, S Demissew - Tropical Plant Species and …, 2022 - intechopen.com
This paper aimed to review the effects of P. juliflora (hereafter P. juliflora is represented by P.
juliflora) on environmental factors in Ethiopia, management options and take up lessons …

The interaction between propagule pressure, habitat suitability and density‐dependent reproduction in species invasion

RJ Warren, V Bahn, MA Bradford - Oikos, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Seedling recruitment limitations create a demographic bottleneck that largely determines the
viability and structure of plant populations and communities, and pose a core restriction on …

Responses of soil seed bank and vegetation to the increasing intensity of human disturbance in a semi-arid region of northern China

C Li, B **ao, Q Wang, R Zheng, J Wu - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
To provide more insights into the responses of the soil seed bank and vegetation to human
disturbance intensity, we selected four land use types, including: native grassland (no …

Density‐dependent species interactions modulate alpine treeline shifts

X Zheng, F Babst, JJ Camarero, X Li, X Lu… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Species interactions such as facilitation and competition play a crucial role in driving species
range shifts. However, density dependence as a key feature of these processes has …

Soil seed bank characteristics along a gradient of past human disturbances in a tropical semi-deciduous forest: Insights for forest management

C Adjalla, F Tosso, KV Salako… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The soil seed bank (SSB) in forests is a key indicator of their resilience after disturbances.
Despite the growing interest in describing patterns of SSB and understanding potential …

Niche partitioning overrides interspecific competition to determine plant species distributions along a nutrient gradient

EM Wandrag, JA Catford, RP Duncan - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Changes in some combination of niche availability, niche overlap and the strength of
interspecific interactions are thought to drive changes in plant composition along resource …