Interaction between Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Invasive Alien Plants

Youli Zhang, Zhanrui Leng, Yueming Wu, Hui Jia, Chongling Yan, Xinhong Wang, Guangqian Ren, Guirong Wu and Jian Li
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Youli Zhang: Agronomy College, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
Zhanrui Leng: Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Yueming Wu: Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Hui Jia: Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Chongling Yan: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
Xinhong Wang: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
Guangqian Ren: Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Guirong Wu: College of Food and Biological Engineering, Hezhou University, Hezhou 542899, China
Jian Li: Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: Plant invasion is significantly affected by environmental factors in the recipient habitats and affects the stability and sustainable development of society. The invasiveness of alien plants may be increased by anthropogenic-mediated disturbances, such as fluctuations in nutrients caused by excessive emissions of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). To improve our understanding of the interactions between N and P fluctuations and invasive alien plants, the current report focuses on the biogeochemical behavior of N and P among invasive alien plants, native plants, and the soil within the plant–soil ecosystem. Our research, together with a synthesis of the literature, shows that fluctuations in N and P resources provide more opportunities and competitiveness for plant invasion. At the same time, the biogeochemical cycles of N and P are promoted because of their efficient and increased utilization and rate of release by invasive alien plants. However, there is no consensus on whether the N and P compositions of invasive species are different from those of the natives in their habitat. Quantitative studies that compare N and P contents in plant, litter, and soil between native plant communities and invaded communities on a global scale are an indispensable area of research focus for the future.

Keywords: plant invasion; eutrophication; biogeochemical cycle; nitrogen; phosphorus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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