A greater foraging scale not a higher foraging precision may facilitate invasion by exotic plants in nutrient-heterogeneous conditions

摘要

Background and AimsSoil nutrient heterogeneity has been proposed to influence competitive outcomes among different plant species. Thus, it is crucial to understand the effects of environmental heterogeneity on competition between exotic invasive and native species. However, the effects of soil nutrient heterogeneity on the competition between invasive and native plants have rarely been linked to root foraging behaviour.