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    Water availability, bedrock, disturbance by herbivores, and climate determine plant diversity in South-African savanna

    To identify factors that drive plant species richness in South-African savanna and explore their relative importance, we sampled plant communities across habitats differing in water availability, disturbance, ...

    Martin Hejda, Jan Čuda, Klára Pyšková, Guin Zambatis in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    The invasive cactus Opuntia stricta creates fertility islands in African savannas and benefits from those created by native trees

    The patchy distribution of trees typical of savannas often results in a discontinuous distribution of water, nutrient resources, and microbial communities in soil, commonly referred to as “islands of fertility...

    Ana Novoa, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Jan-Hendrik Keet, Petr Pyšek in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Metabolomic differences between invasive alien plants from native and invaded habitats

    Globalization facilitated the spread of invasive alien species (IAS), undermining the stability of the world’s ecosystems. We investigated the metabolomic profiles of three IAS species: Chromolaena odorata (Aster...

    Sarah A. Skubel, **aoyang Su, Alexander Poulev, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft in Scientific Reports (2020)