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
Some highlight found in #AlamPedja:
#Campanula glomerata, clustered #bellflower
#Pentanema salicinum, Irish #fleabane
#Geranium palustre, marsh #cranesbill
#Cuscuta europaea, European #dodder (parasitizing on #Urtica dioica, common #nettle)
#nettle #Urtica #dodder #Cuscuta #cranesbill #geranium #fleabane #Pentanema #bellflower #campanula #AlamPedja