• A head start for an invasive species in a strongly seasonal environment? Growth of Elodea canadensis in boreal lakes 

      Tattersdill, Kristina; Ecke, Frauke; Frainer, André; McKie, Brendan G. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-20)
      Many invasive species are expanding northwards into boreal and subarctic habitats, but research on the factors favoring their establishment in these regions remains limited. In three Swedish lakes we investigated the growth of Elodea canadensis Michx, a highly invasive macrophyte that is spreading northwards in Europe and Alaska. We conducted an in situ growth experiment, maintained for ten months, ...
    • A long-established invasive species alters the functioning of benthic biofilms in lakes 

      McKie, Brendan G.; Tattersdill, Kristina; Ecke, Frauke; Frainer Barbosa, Andre; Sponseller, Ryan A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-21)
      Invasive species often transform environmental conditions, exclude native species and alter ecosystem functioning, including key ecosystem processes underpinning nutrient and energy cycles. However, such impacts have been most documented during periods of invasive species dominance; their influences on functioning at lower relative abundances and after long-term establishment are less well-known.<p> <p>We ...