M. van Kleunen

Widely naturalized species are not more promiscuous in the use of different nitrogen forms, but benefit more from inorganic nitrogen

The study finds that widely naturalized plant species do not show greater promiscuity in nitrogen form use but benefit more from inorganic nitrogen, suggesting this trait may contribute to their naturalization success.

Phylogenetic endemism of the world's seed plants

This study quantifies phylogenetic endemism in seed plants worldwide, identifying drivers and centers of neo- and paleoendemism, and highlights conservation priorities.

Drivers of the negative diversity-invasibility relationship: nutrient availablity, allelopathy, soil biota and soil legacy effects

The study tests mechanisms driving the negative diversity-invasibility relationship using experiments on nutrient availability, allelopathy, soil biota, and soil legacy effects in native and invasive plant species.

The more synthetic polymer types pollute the soil, the stronger the growth suppression of invasive alien and native plants

This study shows that increased diversity of synthetic polymer types in soil leads to stronger growth suppression of both invasive and native plants, with more pronounced effects on invasive species.

Matthew effect: common species become more common and rare ones become more rare in response to artificial light at night

This study shows that common plant species, including both native and alien types, benefit more from artificial light at night than rare species, potentially increasing biodiversity loss and alien plant invasion risks.

Flower visitation of alien plants is non-linearly related to phylogenetic and floral similarity to native plants

The paper examines how flower visitation to alien plants relates to phylogenetic and floral similarity to native plants, finding non-linear patterns influenced by facilitation and competition.

Soil microbes mediate the effects of environmental variability on plant invasion

The paper shows that environmental variability affects plant invasion indirectly through changes in soil microbial communities, particularly fungal pathogen diversity.

Increases in multiple resources promote plant invasion

The paper tests how combined nutrient and light availability affect alien plant competitiveness and finds that multiple resources increase alien plant dominance over natives.

Soil fauna may buffer the negative effects of drought on alien plant invasion

The paper investigates how drought indirectly affects alien plant invasion through soil fauna, finding that soil fauna reduce invasion by boosting native plants, but this effect weakens under drought.

Interactive effects of herbivory and the level and fluctuations of nutrient availability on dominance of alien plants in synthetic native communities

The paper investigates how herbivory and nutrient availability fluctuations interact to affect alien plant dominance in synthetic communities.

Soil conditions drive belowground trait space in temperate agricultural grasslands

The paper examines how soil conditions influence belowground trait space in temperate grasslands by analyzing trait gradients and their environmental associations.

Population genomic and historical analysis reveals a global invasion by bridgehead processes in Mimulus guttatus

The paper traces the global invasion of Mimulus guttatus, showing it originated from North America to Europe and the Southwest Pacific via bridgehead populations and admixture.

Effect of allelopathy on plant performance

This study quantitatively synthesizes allelopathic effects across 385 studies, finding a 25% reduction in plant performance and variation influenced by method type, study duration, and phylogenetic distance.

Evidence for Elton's diversity-invasibility hypothesis from belowground

The study tests Elton's diversity-invasibility hypothesis by showing that soils conditioned by more native species reduce biomass of alien plants.

Soil-microbes-mediated invasional meltdown in plants

The paper investigates how soil microbiomes mediate competitive outcomes between alien and native plants, finding that alien-invaded soils reduce native plant growth more than alien growth, leading to invasional meltdown.

Limited phenological and pollinator-mediated isolation among selfing and outcrossing Arabidopsis lyrata populations

The paper tests if phenology and pollinator visitation isolate selfing and outcrossing Arabidopsis lyrata populations, finding no strong reproductive isolation through these mechanisms.

Effects of land-use change and related pressures on alien and native subsets of island communities

The paper examines how land-use change and human pressures affect native and alien species on islands, finding that native species decline while alien species increase in disturbed areas.

Disharmony of the world’s island floras

The paper quantitatively assesses island disharmony by analyzing 320 island floras and 450 plant families, finding compositional bias linked to island characteristics rather than family traits.