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Madalin Parepa¹, Markus Fischer, Oliver Bossdorf

¹Department of Biology, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern 3013, Switzerland.

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|March 21, 2013

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Increased soil nutrient variability significantly boosts invasive plant success, like Japanese knotweed. This highlights how environmental changes can accelerate ecological shifts and plant invasions.

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Environmental Science
Plant Biology

Background:

Global environmental change encompasses shifts in average conditions and their variability.
Altered climate variability impacts disturbance regimes and resource availability.
Plant invasions are a significant ecological consequence of global change.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of increased soil nutrient variability on plant invasion success.
To determine if nutrient variability enhances the dominance of invasive species like Japanese knotweed.

Main Methods:

Experimental plant communities were established.
Nutrient supply was manipulated to create variable (pulsed) and uniform conditions.
The success of Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) was quantified under different nutrient regimes.

Main Results:

Japanese knotweed success was two- to four-fold higher under variable nutrient supply (single or multiple pulses) compared to uniform supply.
Increased nutrient variability significantly promoted the invasive success of Japanese knotweed.

Conclusions:

Variable soil nutrient availability is a key driver promoting plant invasion.
The ability to exploit variable environments may explain the dominance of invasive species.
Changes in environmental variability can interact with other global change factors to accelerate ecological change.