Back to the roots: how do seedlings of native tree species react to the competition by exotic species?

Which are the factors controlling tree seedling establishment in North Italian floodplain forests invaded by non-native tree species?

(2013) André Terwei et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Exotic tree seedlings are much more competitive than natives but show underyielding when growing together

(2013) H. Kawaletz et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Biomass functions for the two alien tree species Prunus serotina Ehrh. and Robinia pseudoacacia L. in floodplain forests of Northern Italy

(2012) Peter Annighöfer et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Tree invasions: a comparative test of the dominant hypotheses and functional traits

(2011) Laurent Jean Lamarque et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Biomass allocation to roots and shoots is more sensitive to shade and drought in European beech than in Norway spruce seedlings

(2011) Peter Schall et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Nutrient and water availability alter belowground patterns of biomass allocation, carbon partitioning, and ectomycorrhizal abundance in Betula nigra

(2011) Nathan M. Kleczewski et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Differential growth patterns and fitness may explain contrasted performances of the invasive Prunus serotina in its exotic range

(2010) Déborah Closset-Kopp et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Divergence from the growth-survival trade-off and extreme high growth rates drive patterns of exotic tree invasions in closed-canopy forests

(2010) Patrick H. Martin et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The rise and fall of the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) in the “Siro Negri” Forest Reserve (Lombardy, Italy): lessons learned and future uncertainties

(2009) Renzo Motta et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Climate change might drive the invasive tree Robinia pseudacacia into nature reserves and endangered habitats

(2009) I. Kleinbauer et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Prunus serotina unleashed: invader dominance after 70 years of forest development

(2009) Margot Vanhellemont et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS