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No evidence of increased competitive ability among three widespread alien weeds in their introduced range
It has long been hypothesised that introduced species can evolve to become better competitors, which in turn will enable some of them to become...
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Asymmetric inter-specific competition between invasive Phytolacca americana and its native congener
Interspecific competition determines the invasive capability of alien plants. Phytolacca americana , one of the most destructive invasive plants in...
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Metabolomic profiling reveals shifts in defenses of an invasive plant
Post-introduction evolution of plant defense traits is fundamental to several important theories for plant invasiveness. Research on chemical defense...
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Functional traits differ across an invasive tree species’ native, introduced, and invasive populations
It is often speculated that non-native invasive species undergo rapid changes in their phenotypic properties (i.e., traits) that provide adaptive...
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A test of the evolution of increased competitive ability in two invaded regions
Non-native plant species invasions can have significant ecological and economic impacts. Finding patterns that predict and explain the success of...
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Implications of Plant Invasion on the Soil Microbial Diversity and Ecosystem Sustainability: Evidence from a Tropical Biodiversity Hot Spot
Invasive plants are a major threat to the conservation of biological diversity and ecosystem sustainability across the globe with the associated...
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How ecological and evolutionary theory expanded the ‘ideal weed’ concept
Since Baker’s attempt to characterize the ‘ideal weed’ over 50 years ago, ecologists have sought to identify features of species that predict...
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Re-focusing sampling, design and experimental methods to assess rapid evolution by non-native plant species
Evolution can occur over contemporary timescales, which may be crucial for the invasive success of non-native plant species. Many studies have shown...
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Which impatiens is eaten more? Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Agromyzidae) attack rates on invasive Impatiens glandulifera and I. parviflora and native I. noli-tangere
Invasive plants are often released from herbivore pressure in their secondary range, but native herbivores can adapt to feed on them over time. Impatie...
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Multiple biotic factors mediate the invasion success of Chromolaena odorata
Community resistance plays a crucial role in the successful invasion of alien plants. However, our understanding of how soil legacy effects of native...
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Invasion of Plant Communities
Due to numerous human activities, organisms have been transported and either accidentally or deliberately introduced all around the globe. Biological...
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Biological Invasions Into Different Ranges
Introduce new species, by accident or on purpose, naturally or artificially, despite microbes, plants, or animals, into areas outside their...
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Role of enemy release and hybridization in the invasiveness of Impatiens balfourii and I. glandulifera
Comparative studies with taxonomically and geographically paired alien species that exhibit different degrees of success in their invasions may help...
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Above- and belowground herbivory alters the outcome of intra- and interspecific competition between invasive and native Alternanthera species
Effects of herbivory on competition between invasive and native plants have seldom been examined from an above-belowground integrated perspective. We...
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High competitive ability of Centaurea melitensis L. (Asteraceae) does not increase in the invaded range
Understanding why alien species become dominant in recipient communities requires a biogeographical perspective comparing the ecology of native and...
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Conspecific and heterospecific plant–soil biota interactions of Lonicera japonica in its native and introduced range: implications for invasion success
We tested the ‘enemy release hypothesis’ in relation to Lonicera japonica to determine the effects of soil microbes on plant growth. It was...
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From bites to bytes: analyzing leaf damage area with neural networks to assess Altica oleracea's (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) preferences for native and invasive plants from the Onagraceae family
The Enemy Release Hypothesis posits that invasive plants in secondary ranges are freed from phytophage pressure, yet local phytophages may adapt to...
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Evidence for a shift in defence driving the invasion success of Acacia longifolia in Australia
The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) outlines the most widely tested and accepted invasion mechanism. Within the ERH there are two hypotheses, the...
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Natural Selection of Plant Defense Against Herbivores in Native and Non-native Ranges
Natural enemy release is one main historical event that promotes the evolution of alien-colonizing plants in a new range. During this process, it is...