Main hypotheses on mechanisms underlying plant invasion: A review.

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202211.005

Abstract

Abstract: Plant invasion is one of the most serious global problems, destroying ecosystem structure and function. With the severity of plant invasion, it is particularly important to understand the mechanisms of plant invasion in order to control and solve the problem. We summarized different mechanisms of plant invasion and the synergy among them, expounded the allelopathy, the plant-soil feedbacks, the reciprocal symbiosis, the effects of plant functional traits and phenotype plasticity in the process of plant invasion, and comprehensively analyzed the synergy of multiple mechanisms on plant invasion trajectory. According to the results, the invasion trajectory of alien plants in the invasive site was divided into four stages: introduction, colonization, establishment, and invasion. Integrating all kinds of obstacles and promoting factors encountered into it and putting forward the invasion curve of plants would contribute to the future research and management of invasive plants. We further highlighted the current research deficiencies and future research directions and objectives based on analyzing current research methods of plant invasion.

Key words: plant invasion, alien plant, invasion mechanism, synergy

HOU Qing-chen, FENG Yan-lou, ZHOU Yu-jie, AO Yu-mei, CHEN Chun-xiao, XING Ya-juan, WANG Qing-gui, YAN Guo-yong. Main hypotheses on mechanisms underlying plant invasion: A review.[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2022, 33(11): 3105-3115.

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