首页|Herbivore and native plant diversity synergistically resist alien plant invasion regardless of nutrient conditions
Herbivore and native plant diversity synergistically resist alien plant invasion regardless of nutrient conditions
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Alien plant invasion success can be inhibited by two key biotic factors:native herbivores and plant di-versity.However,few studies have experimentally tested whether these factors interact to synergistically resist invasion success,especially factoring in changing global environments(e.g.nutrient enrichment).Here we tested how the synergy between native herbivores and plant diversity affects alien plant in-vasion success in various nutrient conditions.For this purpose,we exposed alien plant species in pot-mesocosms to different levels of native plant diversity(4 vs.8 species),native generalist herbivores,and high and low soil nutrient levels.We found that generalist herbivores preferred alien plants to native plants,inhibiting invasion success in a native community.This inhibition was amplified by highly diverse native communities.Further,the amplified effect between herbivory and native plant diversity was in-dependent of nutrient conditions.Our results suggest that a higher diversity of native communities can strengthen the resistance of native generalist herbivores to alien plant invasions by enhancing herbivory tolerance.The synergistic effect remains in force in nutrient-enriched habitats that are always invaded by alien plant species.Our results shed light on the effective control of plant invasions using multi-trophic means,even in the face of future global changes.
Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment,State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization,Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Changchun,130102,China
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