The invasive plant species Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam influence the abundance of soil arthropods and are characterized by lower richness of root-associated fungi compared to the native nettle in riparian habitats. Just published today in Biological Invasions!
➡ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-023-03034-2
#SystemLink #Landau #RPTU #Fallopia #Fallopiajaponica #Impatiens #Impatiensglandulifera #Urtica #Urticadioica #Acari #Collembola #biodiversity #metabarcoding #endophytes #mycorrhiza #Japaneseknotweed #Himalayanbalsam
#himalayanbalsam #japaneseknotweed #mycorrhiza #endophytes #Metabarcoding #biodiversity #Collembola #acari #urticadioica #Urtica #impatiensglandulifera #Impatiens #fallopiajaponica #Fallopia #rptu #landau #SystemLink
First pre-experiments in the #SystemLink project at University of Koblenz-#Landau in are running!
How do riparian plant communities (pictures: #Epilobium/willowherbs, #Lycopus/bugleweed) respond to fungicides and plant #invaders like Himalayan balsam (#Impatiens glandulifera) or goldenrods (#Solidago spp.)?
#biodiversity #Foodwebs #Solidago #Impatiens #invaders #Lycopus #Epilobium #landau #SystemLink