We are grateful to Da-Wen Li and Ailaoshan Station for Subtropical Forest Ecosystem Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences for field assistance. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31100410, 31470575 and 30830027), the National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2011BAD30B00), and Chinese Academy Science 135 Program (XTBG-T01, F01).
Soil microbes are one of the most important determinants of allelopathic effects in the field. However, most studies testing the role of allelopathy in biological invasions did not consider the roles of soil microbes....
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30830027 and 30670394);Applied Basic Study Project of Yunnan Province(2007C107M);the National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs(2006BAD08A17)
Eupatorium adenophorum is a noxious invasive weed that is distributed throughout subtropical areas worldwide.Enemy release may be at least one of the reasons underlying its success as an invader.In this study,we obser...