Like all obligately ectomycorrhizal plants, pines require ectomycorrhizal fungal symbionts to
complete their life cycle. Pines introduced into regions far from their native range are …

Coinvasive ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi allow Pinaceae species to invade regions
otherwise lacking compatible symbionts, but ECM fungal communities permitting Pinaceae …

Pine species have become invasive throughout the globe and threaten to replace native
biota. The threat of pine invasion is particularly pressing in parts of the tropics where there …

Belowground biota can deeply influence plant invasion. The presence of appropriate soil
mutualists can act as a driver to enable plants to colonize new ranges. We reviewed the …

Why particular invasions succeed and others fail is not well understood. The role of soil biota
has been proposed as important. However, the role of mutualists has received much less …

We asked if exotic Pinus elliotti seedlings can survive and form ectomycorrhizas at higher
elevations and long distances from their current range, and which ECM partners disperse to …

Plant invasions can change soil biota and nutrients in ways that drive subsequent plant
communities, particularly when co-invading with belowground mutualists such as …

Introductions and invasions by fungi, especially pathogens and mycorrhizal fungi, are
widespread and potentially highly consequential for native ecosystems, but may also offer …

The absence of co‐evolved mutualists of plants invading a novel habitat is the logical
corollary of the more widely recognized 'enemy escape'. To avoid or overcome the loss of …

Alien plants represent a potential threat to environment and society. Understanding the
process of alien plants naturalization is therefore of primary importance. In alien plants …