Can Carbon Addition Increase Competitiveness of Native Grasses? A Case Study from California

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California native and exotic perennial grasses differ in their response to soil nitrogen, exotic annual grass density, and order of emergence (2009, background): “In California grasslands, established native perennial stands are generally resistant to invasion by exotic annual grasses (Seabloom et al. 2003; Corbin and D’Antonio 2004b; Lulow 2006), representing a priority effect manifested through arrival in a previous growing season.”
Superior performance and nutrient-use efficiency of invasive plants over non-invasive congeners in a resource-limited environment (2011, methodology): “RGR calculations were performed according to the equations of Causton and Venus (1981) and are expressed as the total plant dry biomass per unit of initial (seedling) dry weight per unit time.”
Soil History as a Primary Control on Plant Invasion in Abandoned Agricultural Fields (2006, background): “For example, sawdust and activated C additions can manipulate soil biology and chemistry and have been suggested as management tools for native plant restoration (Corbin & D’Antonio 2004; Kulmatiski & Beard 2006).”
Management of invasive plants through ecological resistance (2017, background): “Alternatively, sawdust addition brought no significant benefits to native plants of California grassland over a 2-year period (Corbin and D’Antonio 2004).”