Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52998#.VK8-58nQrzE Author(s) Congyan Wang 1* , Hongguang Xiao 1 , Jun Liu 1 , Lei Wang 1 , Daolin Du 1,2* Affiliation(s) 1 Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China . 2 Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Equipment and Technology, Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China . ABSTRACT The increasing degree of plant invasion is an expanding problem that affects the functioning and composition of forest ecosystems with increasing anthropogenic activities, particularly soil nitrogen (N) cycles. Numerous studies have revealed that one of the main factors for successful plant invasion is that plants could pose significant effects on soil N cycles via direct and/or indirect ways, such as changes in soil microbial communities, li...
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