Publications by authors named "Meixu Han"
Article Synopsis
- Invasive plants can outcompete native plants by suppressing their roots and symbiotic microorganisms, but how they interact with nutrient-acquisition agents is not well understood.
- A pot experiment compared the root attributes and nitrogen-fixing abilities of an invasive plant and a native legume in both monoculture and mixed plantings.
- Results showed that while the invasive plant did not directly compete for nodulated nitrogen, it lowered the soil nitrogen levels around the legume, boosting the legume's nitrogen-fixation and reliance on this source.
Invasive species have profound negative impacts on native ranges. Unraveling the mechanisms employed by invasive plant species is crucial to controlling invasions. One important approach that invasive plants use to outcompete native plants is to disrupt mutualistic interactions between native roots and mycorrhizal fungi.
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