Light limitation creates patchy distribution of an invasive grass in eastern deciduous forests

By P. G. Cole, Jake F. Weltzin. Biological Invasions, 2005

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Canopy effects on vegetation caused by harvesting and regeneration treatments (2010, background): “2004; Denner 2007), resulting in estimations of small-scale spatial differences at the stand level (Cole and Weltzin 2005; Messaoud and Houle 2006).”
The Interaction Between Propagule Pressure, Habitat Suitability and Density‐Dependent Reproduction in Species Invasion (2012, background): “…1987, Gibson et al. 2002, Oswalt and Oswalt 2007, Christen and Matlack 2009, Huebner 2010a, b, Rauschert et al. 2010, Warren et al. 2011a), though greater distances are possible via roads and waterways (Gibson et al. 2002, Cole and Weltzin 2004, 2005, Christen and Matlack 2009, Huebner 2010a, b).”
Diversity declines in Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass) patches (2009, background): “M. vimineum does not appear to exhibit allelopathy (Barden, 1987; Cole and Weltzin, 2005).”
The habitat and conduit functions of roads in the spread of three invasive plant species (2009, unknown): “Understory openness may also be a limiting factor at the local scale ( Cole and Weltzin 2005; the present study).”
A perfect storm: two ecosystem engineers interact to degrade deciduous forests of New Jersey (2008, background): “Overabundant deer will reduce, if not eliminate, the midcanopy of most interior forests thus creating light conditions where stilt grass propagules can establish (Cole and Weltzin 2005).”