Direct and indirect effects of invasive species: Biodiversity loss is a major mechanism by which an invasive tree affects ecosystem functioning - Linders, Theo Edmund Werner; Schaffner, Urs; Eschen, René; Abebe, Anteneh; Choge, Simon Kevin; Nigatu, Lisanework; Mbaabu, Purity Rima; Shiferaw, Hailu; Allan, Eric (The Journal of ecology, 2019)
Keywords: arid lands; Arid zones; Biodiversity; Biodiversity loss; Biogeochemical cycles; Biogeochemistry; Biological invasions; Biomass; Drylands; ecological footprint; Ecological function; Ecosystem assessment; Ecosystems; energy; Environmental impact; Ethiopia; global change; global change ecology; Introduced species; Invasion ecology; Invasive plants; Invasive species; Invertebrates; Kenya; Mathematical models; Multivariate statistical analysis; Plant species; Prosopis; Prosopis juliflora; Restoration; Slope stability; soil; Soil stability; Soils; Species richness; structural equation model; Structural equation modeling; Trophic levels; Kenya; Ethiopia