Mikania micrantha benefits from high gene flow when invading new territory in Asia.
Tag - invasive
Alex Assiry
Rhizobial communities do not explain differential invasiveness of Australian acacias
The ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen plays an important role in the successful establishment of introduced plants. Questioning the widely held belief that generalism in mutualistic interactions between legumes and...
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No difference in the competitive ability of introduced and native Trifolium provenances when grown with soil biota from their introduced and native ranges
A new biogeographic study published in AoB PLANTS by Shelby et al. tested the evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis—a compelling explanation for why plants become invasive. The authors measured...
AoBPLANTS
250 years of hybridization between two biennial herb species without speciation
In 1759, Linnaeus convinced his followers that plants could hybridize by crossing flowers in the daisy family and producing intermediate offspring. These hybrids, between Tragopogon pratensis and T. porrifolius, exist...
Rapid divergence of ecotypes of an invasive plant
Invasive species represent examples of rapid evolutionary change in a relatively short time period. Lantana camara, a well known invasive plant in the tropics and sub-tropics that has expanded its range and successfully...
Belowground legacies of Pinus contorta invasion and removal result in multiple mechanisms of invasional meltdown
Invasive plants alter plant communities and transform landscapes aboveground, but also have strong belowground effects that are potentially even more important to ecosystem outcomes. In a new study published in AoB...
Biomechanical responses of hemlock to herbivory
Soltis et al. study the impact of feeding by hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, on the biomechanics of eastern hemlock trees, Tsuga canadensis.
Phragmites australis management in the United States: 40 years of methods and outcomes
Studies on invasive plant management are often short in duration, are limited in the methods tested, and lack an adequate description of plant communities that replace the invader following removal. In a recent review...
