Plant invasions, a byproduct of globalization, are increasing worldwide. Because of their
ecological and economic impacts, considerable efforts have been made to understand and …

Invasions by alien plants provide a unique opportunity to examine competitive interactions
among plants. While resource competition has long been regarded as a major mechanism …

This chapter covers plant invasions and invasibility of plant communities, with sections on
definitions and major patterns, habitat compatibility, propagule pressure and residence time …

Questions The high competitiveness of exotic invasive species has often been
demonstrated, but usually with respect to native species known to have low competitive …

Mikania micrantha, a creeper and climber, has invaded forests and agricultural areas in the
Western Ghats. A quantification of the effect of Mikania on species richness and factors that …

Sedges and grasses have a competitive advantage over cattails at higher elevations in
Great Lakes wetlands where periodic low lake levels result in soils too dry to support cattails …

Background and Aims A common hypothesis to explain plants' invasive success is that
release from natural enemies in the introduced range selects for reduced allocation to …

Newly introduced trait diversity can spur rapid evolution and facilitate local adaptation in the
introduced plant Lythrum salicaria. The horticultural plant L. virgatum might further introduce …

The degree to which biocontrol agents impact invasive plants varies widely across
landscapes, often for unknown reasons. Understanding this variability can help optimize …

Trophic interactions can strongly influence the structure and function of terrestrial and
aquatic communities through top-down and bottom-up processes. Species with life stages in …