Erigeron canadensis affects the taxonomic and functional diversity of plant communities in two climate zones in the North of China

Moderate and heavy Solidago canadensis L. invasion are associated with decreased taxonomic diversity but increased functional diversity of plant communities in East China

(2018) Congyan Wang et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Evaluating differences in the shape of native and alien plant trait distributions will bring new insights into invasions of plant communities

(2018) Philip E. Hulme et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Solidago canadensis invasion affects soil N-fixing bacterial communities in heterogeneous landscapes in urban ecosystems in East China

(2018) Congyan Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Canada goldenrod invasion affect taxonomic and functional diversity of plant communities in heterogeneous landscapes in urban ecosystems in East China

(2018) Congyan Wang et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Comparing traits of native and alien plants: Can we do better?

(2017) Philip E. Hulme et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Disturbance maintains native and exotic plant species richness in invaded grassy woodlands

(2017) Don A. Driscoll   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Weed abundance is positively correlated with native plant diversity in grasslands of southern Australia

(2017) Irene Martín-Forés et al.   PLoS One

Functional Traits and Reproductive Allocation Strategy of Conyza canadensis as they Vary by Invasion Degree Along a Latitude Gradient

(2017) Congyan Wang et al.   POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Differences in leaf functional traits and allelopathic effects on seed germination and growth of Lactuca sativa between red and green leaves of Rhus typhina

(2017) C. Wang et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Functional dominance rather than taxonomic diversity and functional diversity mainly affects community aboveground biomass in the Inner Mongolia grassland

(2017) Qing Zhang et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Floristic characteristics of alien invasive seed plant species in China

(2016) CONGYAN WANG et al.   ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS

Functional identity is the main driver of diversity effects in young tree communities

(2016) Cornelia M. Tobner et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Functional diversity enhances silver fir growth resilience to an extreme drought

(2016) Antonio Gazol et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Woody plant diversity, structure and regeneration in the Ambo State Forest, South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

(2016) Solomon Melaku Melese et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH

Does disturbance enhance the competitive effect of the invasive Solidago canadensis on the performance of two native grasses?

(2015) Annamária Fenesi et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Which components of plant diversity are most correlated with ecosystem properties? A case study in a restored wetland in northern China

(2015) Yiran Zhang et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Paradigm of plant invasion: multifaceted review on sustainable management

(2015) Prabhat Kumar Rai   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

What determines positive, neutral and negative impacts of Solidago canadensis invasion on native plant species richness?

(2015) Li-Jia Dong et al.   Scientific Reports

Insights into the differences in leaf functional traits of heterophyllous Syringa oblata under different light intensities

(2015) Hongguang Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH

Trait differences between naturalized and invasive plant species independent of residence time and phylogeny

(2014) R. V. Gallagher et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Using functional diversity patterns to explore metacommunity dynamics: a framework for understanding local and regional influences on community structure

(2014) Marko J. Spasojevic et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Alien and native plant species play different roles in plant community structure

(2014) Maud Bernard-Verdier et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Stress and land-use legacies alter the relationship between invasive- and native- plant richness

(2014) David Bart et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Conyza canadensissuppresses plant diversity in its nonnative ranges but not at home: a transcontinental comparison

(2014) Manzoor A. Shah et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional and phylogenetic similarity of alien plants to co-occurring natives

(2013) Alejandro Ordonez   ECOLOGY

Functional differences between alien and native species: do biotic interactions determine the functional structure of highly invaded grasslands?

(2013) Nicolas Gross et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Global meta-analysis of trait consistency of non-native plants between their native and introduced areas

(2013) Alejandro Ordonez   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Plant functional group identity and diversity determine biotic resistance to invasion by an exotic grass

(2013) Chaeho Byun et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Trade-offs between light interception and leaf water shedding: a comparison of shade- and sun-adapted species in a subtropical rainforest

(2013) Fengqun Meng et al.   OECOLOGIA

Invasive Plants Have Scale-Dependent Effects on Diversity by Altering Species-Area Relationships

(2013) K. I. Powell et al.   SCIENCE

Trait convergence and plasticity among native and invasive species in resource-poor environments

(2012) Rebecca E. Drenovsky et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Coexistence between native and exotic species is facilitated by asymmetries in competitive ability and susceptibility to herbivores

(2012) Matthew J. Heard et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Habitat filtering and niche differentiation jointly explain species relative abundance within grassland communities along fertility and disturbance gradients

(2012) Vincent Maire et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: Implications for species richness and management

(2012) Jane A. Catford et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems

(2011) Montserrat Vilà et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

CWM and Rao’s quadratic diversity: a unified framework for functional ecology

(2011) Carlo Ricotta et al.   OECOLOGIA

A test of baker’s law: breeding systems of invasive species of Asteraceae in China

(2010) Jian H. Hao et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: Experimental introduction of the alien plant Hieracium lepidulum reveals no significant impact on montane plant communities in New Zealand

(2010) Ross Meffin et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Plant size effects on the relationships among specific leaf area, leaf nutrient content, and photosynthetic capacity in tropical woody species

(2009) Fude Liu et al.   ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

A meta-analysis of trait differences between invasive and non-invasive plant species

(2009) Mark van Kleunen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The role of plant species size in invasibility: a field experiment

(2009) Brandon S. Schamp et al.   OECOLOGIA

Negative native-exotic diversity relationship in oak savannas explained by human influence and climate

(2009) Patrick L. Lilley et al.   OIKOS

Invasive alien plants in China: diversity and ecological insights

(2008) Ewald Weber et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Functional identity is more important than diversity in influencing ecosystem processes in a temperate native grassland

(2008) Karel Mokany et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY