Direct and indirect effects of invasive species: Biodiversity loss is a major mechanism by which an invasive tree affects ecosystem functioning

• Published in: The Journal of ecology Vol. 107; no. 6; pp. 2660 - 2672
• Main Authors: Linders, Theo Edmund Werner, Schaffner, Urs, Eschen, René, Abebe, Anteneh, Choge, Simon Kevin, Nigatu, Lisanework, Mbaabu, Purity Rima, Shiferaw, Hailu, Allan, Eric
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.11.2019; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: 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

1. Global change, such as exotic invasions, dramatically affects ecosystem functioning. However, the mechanisms behind the impacts are often unclear and despite extensive experimental work, we know little about the importance of biodiversity loss as a component of global change effects in real-world...