Increasing evidence shows that belowground interactions are key in determining invasive plants success or failure. However, less is known about the changes that plant invasion produce in local soil biota and how non-native ...

Tree species have been planted widely beyond their native ranges to provide or enhance ecosystem services such as timber and fibre produc- tion, erosion control, and aesthetic or amenity benefits. At the same time, ...

Question- What factors limit woody plant recruitment in a mosaic landscape where former agricultural lands are dominated by the invasive tree, Ligustrum lucidum W. T. Aiton (Oleaceae)?  Location- Subtropical northwestern ...

Aims: Ligustrum lucidum, native to China, is one of the dominant exotic and invasive tree species in secondary forests in Argentina. (1) We assessed its invasion during 20 yr in post-agricultural secondary forests dominated ...

Deforestation is a global process that has strongly affected the Atlantic Forest in South America, which has been recognised as a threatened biodiversity hotspot. An important proportion of deforested areas were converted ...

The native fruit trees are gain attention by producers and consumers, since the fruits produced are considered as functional food. Nevertheless, even with such potential for use in agriculture, they have been little explored ...