Effects of Invasive Plants on Soil
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2024 | Viewed by 2060
Special Issue Editors
Interests: invasion ecology; plant invasion; invasion mechanism; chemical ecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world, environmental change, and an increasing human population. Moreover, biological invasion is reportedly a prominent component of global environmental change. Non-native species have direct and indirect impacts on ecological processes and soil nutrient status, which can influence feedback loops affecting plant growth and facilitate biological invasions in different ecosystems, thereby contributing to their spread across the landscape. For instance, a growing number of studies indicate that after introduction, non-native plants may alter the structure and abundance of soil microbes and increase or decrease the rate of soil nitrogen, carbon cycling, and enzyme activities, which can have either positive or negative effects on soil biota, which can affect plant fitness and plant growth. As recently reported, the impact of numerous invasive species on soil properties enables them to capitalize upon a wide variety of elements. Thus, invasive plants often benefit more from soil changes than native plants, i.e., changes in soil properties promote plant invasion. Therefore, knowledge of the influence of invasive species on the soil environment and native plant performance is important for understanding the ecological consequences of invasive plants. Therefore, further research is needed to provide basic information for the comprehensive evaluation of the impact of alien plant invasion under the background of change in the soil environment, assess the damage of invasive plants to the structure and function of different ecosystem, and identify the ecological management of invasive plants, as well as early warning signs and means of prevention.
This Special Issue aims to provide an in-depth analysis and comprehensive overview of a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of alien plant invasion under the background of climate change, assess the damage of invasive plants to the soil structure and function of the soil ecosystem, and identify the ecological management of invasive plants, as well as early warning signs and means of prevention.
Dr. Jianfan Sun
Dr. Aiping Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- invasive species
- biological invasion
- invasion mechanism
- soil legacy
- nutrient cycling
- soil environment
