Soil conditioning effects of Phragmites australis on native wetland plant seedling survival

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 7; no. 15; pp. 5571 - 5579
• Main Authors: Crocker, Ellen V., Nelson, Eric B., Blossey, Bernd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2017; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Aquatic plants; Biocides; Colonization; Conditioning; Flowers & plants; Fungi; Introduced plants; Introduced species; invasion ecology; Invasive plants; Invasive species; Local population; Nonnative species; Original Research; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant species; plant traits; Plants (botany); plant–soil (belowground) interactions; plant–soil feedbacks; Population characteristics; Populations; seedling survival; Seedlings; soil conditioning; Soil conditions; Soil microorganisms; Soil properties; Soil treatment; Soils; Success; Survival; Wetlands; wetlands; plant–soil (belowground) interactions; soil conditioning; invasion ecology; seedling survival; plant–soil feedbacks; plant traits

Interactions between introduced plants and soils they colonize are central to invasive species success in many systems. Belowground biotic and abiotic changes can influence the success of introduced species as well as their native competitors. All plants alter soil properties after colonization but,...