SynthesisNature communications2024
Biodiversity increases resistance of grasslands against plant invasions under multiple environmental changes.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Biodiversity increases resistance of grasslands against plant invasions under multiple environmental changes.Nature communications · 2024Pooled it
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- Spatial-Scale Evolutionary Bias Sheds Light on the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Plant-soil feedbacks benefit plant invaders under multiple global change factors.National science review · 2026Article
- Patterns, Associated Factors and Plant Diversity Characteristics ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Landscape Heterogeneity Drives Plant Assemblage Dynamics and Invasibility of Semi-Natural Grasslands Under the Long-Term Invasion ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Stage-dependent shifts in native and invasive traits mediate community invasibility in subtropical urban ecosystems.Plant diversity · 2026Article
- The dual role of native plant diversity in shaping plant invasions: scale and habitat dependence in urban-rural ecotones.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- The Relative Growth of InvasivePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Biodiversity Buffers Phytoplankton Biomass Production Against Nanoparticle Pollution Through Increased Facilitation.Ecology letters · 2025Article
- Concurrent anthropogenic stressors affect plant-soil systems with different plant diversity levels.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Biodiversity-friendly landscapes: A paradox for conservation?Science advances · 2025Article
- Opposing Effects of Plant Invasion on the Stability of Aboveground and Belowground Net Primary Productivity in an Alpine Grassland.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Nonnative tree invaders lead to declines in native tree species richness.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Characteristics of invasive alien plants in different urban areas: the case of Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, China.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Biodiversity often helps communities resist invasion. However, it is unclear whether this diversity-invasion relationship holds true under environmental changes. Here, we conduct a meta-analysis of 1010 observations from 25 grassland studies in which plant species richness is manipulated together with one or more environmental change factors to test invasibility (measured by biomass or cover of invaders). We find that biodiversity increases resistance to invaders across various environmental conditions. However, the positive biodiversity effect on invasion resistance is strengthened under experimental warming, whereas it is weakened under experimentally imposed drought. When multiple factors are imposed simultaneously, the positive biodiversity effect is strengthened. Overall, we show that biodiversity helps grassland communities resist plant invasions under multiple environmental changes. Therefore, investment in the protection and restoration of native biodiversity is not only important for prevention of invasions under current conditions but also under continued global environmental change.
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