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

By M. Vilà, J. Espinar, M. Hejda, P. Hulme, V. Jarošı́k, J. Maron, Jan Pergl, Urs Schaffner, Yan Sun, Petr Pyšek. Ecology Letters, 2011

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Controlling invasive plant species in ecological restoration: A global review (2020, background): “…(Bellard, Cassey, & Blackburn, 2016; Powell, Chase, & Knight, 2011), and change soil properties (CastroDíez et al., 2019), nutrient cycling (Vilá et al., 2011), fire regimes (Brooks et al., 2004) and hydrology (Levine et al., 2003), ultimately compromising both biodiversity conservation…”
A Unified Classification of Alien Species Based on the Magnitude of their Environmental Impacts (2014, background): “For example, alien species have been shown to cause significant changes in native species extinction probabilities, genetic composition of native populations, behaviour patterns, species richness and abundance, phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity, trophic networks, ecosystem productivity, nutrient ”
Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward. (2013, neutral): “By the time impacts are noted, irreversible changes might have occurred [42] or palliative measures might be too costly or impossible [43].”
Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change (2020, background): “…introductions are increasing across regions (Seebens et al. 2017, 2021), impacts have been recorded for only a small fraction of these species and the sites they invade (Ruiz et al. 1999; Ricciardi and Kipp 2007; Vilà et al. 2011; Hulme et al. 2013; Simberloff et al. 2013; Evans et al. 2018b).”
The impact of invasive knotweed species (Reynoutria spp.) on the environment: review and research perspectives (2017, positive): “The impact on soil is noteworthy, since disturbances of the nutrient cycling process by invasive plants have, to date, rarely been documented worldwide (Vilà et al. 2011).”
Plant–soil feedbacks of exotic plant species across life forms: a meta-analysis (2014, positive): “86 In many studies effects of introduced exotic plant species on soil have been measured in 87 relation to changes in specific soil biota (Stinson et al. 2006; Vogelsang and Bever 2009) and 88 soil processes (Vilà et al. 2011; Kourtev et al. 2003; Meisner et al. 2012).”
Soil seed banks in plant invasions: promoting species invasiveness and long-term impact on plant community dynamics. (2012, background): “Changes in the structure (species abundance, diversity, composition and patchiness) of standing vegetation associated with invasion (e.g. Tilman 1997, Levine 2000, Hejda et al. 2009, Gaertner et al. 2011, Vilà et al. 2011) inevitably result in changes in the seed rain.”
Global change effects on humid tropical forests: Evidence for biogeochemical and biodiversity shifts at an ecosystem scale (2016, background): “In fact, a meta-analysis across ecosystem types showed that invaded ecosystems on average had 11.6% larger C stocks than native ecosystems, including plant and soil components [Vila et al., 2011].”
Dealing with non-native species: what makes the difference in South America? (2012, background): “Despite these facts, the introduction of non-native species, one of the major threats to the world’s current biodiversity (Mack et al. 2000; Vilà et al. 2011), has been poorly studied or even not considered as a priority among governments in this region (DGPCB-SEAM and ALTERVIDA 2002; Matthews…”
Two co-occurring invasive woody shrubs alter soil properties and promote subdominant invasive species (2014, background): “Modification of plant communities by invaders can link to changes in below-ground communities and vice versa (Py sek & Richardson 2010; Vil a et al. 2011; Simberloff et al. 2013), because plant and soil communities are connected by nutrient flows between above- and belowground systems (Wardle et…”
An inventory of invasive alien species in China (2012, background): “…on world’s biodiversity (Leprieur et al. 2008; Butchart et al. 2010; Rands et al. 2010), alter ecosystem services and processes (Hulme et al. 2009; Vilà et al. 2010, 2011), reduce native species abundance and richness (Cohen and Carlton 1998; Blackburn et al. 2004; Gaertner et al. 2009; Hejda et…”