Ethnopharmacological relevance Plants of the genus Glechoma have been abundantly
used for thousands of years in China as folk treatments for cholelithiasis, urolithiasis …

Nutrient heterogeneity in soil widely exists in nature and can have significant impacts on
plant growth, biomass allocation, and competitive interactions. However, limited research …

Plant communities in nature are often challenged by multiple global change factors (GCFs)
and also ubiquitously encountered with soil nutrient heterogeneity. So far, however, we …

Aims Environmental heterogeneity can influence biological invasions by altering the
interspecific competition between native and invasive species. Soils are a key component of …

Spatial heterogeneity in soil nutrient availability can influence performance of invasive plant
species under competition-free environments. However, little was known about whether …

Many studies have shown that clonal integration can promote the performance of clonal
plants in heterogeneous habitats, but the roles of clonal integration in both heterogeneous …

Many plant species forage for nutrients by accumulating more biomass or ramets where soil
nutrient availability is high. Nutrient foraging ability differs between species and between …

Plant interactions are central in driving the composition and structure of plant populations
and communities. Soil heterogeneity and species identity can modulate such interactions …

Background and aims Fine-scale spatial heterogeneity of soil nutrients often increases
growth of plants, especially clonal species. Herbivory could change this positive effect of soil …

Aims Many invasive alien plant species are clonal and can greatly propagate and spread
through clonal integration (sharing resources between connected ramets) in heterogeneous …