Identifying the factors determining the success of invasive species is critical for management
of biological invasions. Darwin's naturalization conundrum states that exotic species closely …

Question Does the spatial patterning of plant species affect plant community dynamics in
ways that are independent of effects attributable to species richness or abundances? Does …

Summary 1 A number of experimental studies have supported the hypothesis that diversity
increases invasion resistance, but several mechanisms were proposed to explain this …

While there has been extensive interest in understanding the relationship between diversity
and invasibility of communities, most studies have only focused on one component of …

Aim Successful invaders often possess similar ecological traits that contribute to success in
new regions, and thus under niche conservatism, invader success should be …

Large plant species self-thin to disproportionately lower densities than smaller plant species,
and therefore may leave more patches of unused space suitable for invasion. Using …

Invasion of native habitats by alien or generalist species is recognized worldwide as one of
the major causes behind species decline and extinction. One mechanism determining …

To assess potential effects of seed limitation, characteristics of invader species and
characteristics of established plant communities on recruitment success, we conducted a …

A challenge in many restoration projects, in particular when establishing de novo
communities, is the arrival and later dominance of invasive alien plants. This could …

Invasion of unsown species to artificially created assemblages of grassland species was
investigated in a 3-year field experiment. In the experiment, assemblages varying in species …