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N. G. Smith

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Open access Sep 2026

Plant invader alters root fungal microbiome, physiology and biomass allocation in native understory species

Plant invaders that produce novel antimicrobial compounds can alter local soil properties and below‐ground microbial communities, including both arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and pathogenic fungi. Such changes can inhibit the critical nutritional mutualism between native plants and AM fungi and in turn influence the acqu...

J. Mutz, J. Heberling, S. Kivlin et al. · Journal of Ecology · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Nutrient enrichment and herbivore exclusion disrupt the climate-driven balance between C3 and C4 plants in grasslands

The distribution of plants with different photosynthetic pathways is strongly structured by climate, with C3 plants favoured in cooler temperate regions and C4 plants in hotter, high-light conditions. The relative abundance of C3 and C4 plants across the world has cascading impacts on local food webs, decomposition, pr...

Joe Atkinson, J. Price, R. Buitenwerf et al. · bioRxiv · 0 citations

Aug 2026

Sensitization rather than acclimation to chronic atmospheric aridity in invasive and native dryland C4 grasses.

Despite extreme heat and limited water availability, invasive plant species are rapidly expanding in arid ecosystems, threatening native biodiversity. To understand the physiological mechanisms underlying invasive success in water-limited ecosystems, we analyzed photosynthetic, hydraulic and morphological traits of the...

R. S. Freitas, Alissar Cheaib, Amanda A. Cardoso et al. · Journal of Experimental Bota... · 0 citations