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modified on 2021-05-12, 08:07 As multiple invaders co-occur in similar habitats,
understanding the interactions between different invasive species is very
important. Invasional meltdown and neutral and interference relationships have
been reported. However, interspecific interactions may vary with environmental
change due to the different responses of various invaders. To better understand
the interaction of notorious invasive alien plants under global climate change,
the growth characters of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and redroot
pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) were
compared when they were planted in
monoculture or mixed culture under four environmental treatments: elevated CO2,
enriched N, elevated CO2 + enriched N and a control. The results
showed that 1) the plant height, basal stem diameter, and shoot, root, and total
biomass of common ragweed all consistently increased in response to the
treatments, while the growth traits of redroot pigweed were all inhibited. A significant
CO2×N interaction was found only for the shoot and total biomass of
common ragweed. 2) Invasional interference between these two notorious alien invasive
plants was discovered. Common ragweed consistently displayed an obvious
competitive advantage over redroot pigweed regardless of treatment. 3) Elevated
CO2 and enriched N obviously changed the seed mass frequency
distribution of common ragweed: elevated CO2 increased the
proportion of small seeds, while enriched N increased the proportion of large
seeds. We conclude that common ragweed can outcompete redroot pigweed;
moreover, elevated CO2 and N addition hasten this competitive
advantage.