Herbivory and allelopathy contribute jointly to the diversity-invasibility relationship

• Published in: Ecology (Durham) Vol. 106; no. 1; p. e4490
• Main Authors: Wang, Jiang, Gao, Song, Hong, Hefang, Xue, Wei, Yuan, Jiwei, Wang, Xiao-Yan, van Kleunen, Mark, Li, Junmin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Allelopathy - physiology; Animals; Biodiversity; Herbivory - physiology; Introduced Species; Plants - classification; Solidago - physiology; allelopathy; biomass; species richness; solidago canadensis L; herbivory; invasibility; light interception; nutrient availability

Although herbivory and allelopathy play important roles in plant invasions, their roles in mediating the effect of plant diversity on invasion resistance remain unknown. In a 2-year field experiment, we constructed native plant communities with four levels of species richness (one, two, four, and ei...