Temperature, topography, soil characteristics, and NDVI drive habitat preferences of a shade-tolerant invasive grass.

Aim: Despite the large literature documenting the negative effects of invasive grasses, we lack an understanding of the drivers of their habitat suitability, especially for shade-tolerant species that do not respond positively to canopy disturbance. We aimed to understand the environmental niche and potential spatial distribution of a relatively new invasive species, wavyleaf basketgrass ( (Ard.) Roem.