Exotic species affect the biogeochemical pools and fluxes of materials and energy, thereby
altering the fundamental structure and function of their ecosystems. Rapidly accumulating …

▪ Abstract Feedback between plants and the soil is frequently invoked on the basis of
evidence of mutual effects. Feedback can operate through pathways involving soil physical …

As exotic plant species invade ecosystems, ecologists have been attempting to assess the
effects of these invasions on native communities and to determine what factors influence …

Invasive plants have a multitude of impacts on plant communities through their direct and
indirect effects on soil chemistry and ecosystem function. For example, plants modify the soil …

Alien invasive plants are capable of modifying ecosystem function. However, it is difficult to
make generalisations because impacts often appear to be species-and site-specific. In this …

Plant invasions pose a serious threat to native ecosystem structure and function. However,
little is known about the potential role that rhizosphere soil microbial communities play in …

Plant invasions have the potential to significantly alter soil microbial communities, given their
often considerable aboveground effects. We examined how plant invasions altered the …

Invasive plants are capable of modifying attributes of soil to facilitate further invasion by
conspecifics and other invasive species. We assessed this capability in three important plant …

Exotic plant invasion may alter underground microbial communities, and invasion-induced
changes of soil biota may also affect the interaction between invasive plants and resident …

Purpose Microorganisms that inhabit at microhabitat of bulk soil, rhizosphere, and root play
different roles in carbon and nutrient cycling, and their changes have differential impacts on …