【💡Editor's Choice】
Biochar addition can enhance #NitrogenUptake of both native and #InvasivePlant species, but cannot alter their competitive superiority in N acquisition and thus growth or shift their N form preferences.

#CoastalWetland | #InterspecificCompetition | #NitrogenForm

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf063

Zhilong Zhao et al. explored how intraspecific differentiation and phenotypic plasticity promote the process of #InvasivePlant (Xanthium italicum) invasion of habitats.

#BiologicalInvasion | #CommonGarden | #NitrogenAddition | #PopulationDifferentiation | #PlasticityResponse

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf090

Qian-Wei Li et al. investigated the impact of biochar addition on #NitrogenUptake of invasive Spartina alterniflora and native Phragmites australis under both intra- and #InterspecificCompetition.

#CoastalWetland | #InvasivePlant | #NitrogenForm

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf063

Lei Wang et al. explored whether #SoilWaterAvailability alters the impact of #Plant-soilFeedback (PSF) on #InvasivePlant growth and #FoliarHerbivory.

#GrowthTraits | #NutrientUptake

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf044

❓Effects: Different #NitrogenAddition ➡️ invasion of #XanthiumItalicum

Results:
Nitrogen addition ➡️ Intraspecific differentiation and phenotypic plasticity ➡️ The invasive success

#BiologicalInvasion | #CommonGarden | #PopulationDifferentiation | #PlasticityResponse | #InvasivePlant

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf090

Jie Ren et al. tested the impacts of 18 #InvasivePlant species on the growth of target invader #ErigeronCanadensis in central China. The results showed that the invasion of E. canadensis probably depends on the identity of co-occurring invasive plant species.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad007
#InvasivePlant species can pose significant ecological and economic threats, but little is known about how the #PhenotypicPlasticity of growth and #Defense-relatedTraits may facilitate plant invasion. Pei-Pei Cao et al. addressed these uncertainties by employing the aggressive weed #ReynoutriaJaponica as a study model.
Details: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae067