Invasive alien plants enter into a novel community where they no longer encounter the species they evolved with. This can be a benefit in the case of herbivores or a problem in case of mutualist bacteria. My research has and continues to look into the consequences of the shifted interaction landscape on plant traits and chemically mediated interactions in the invasive garden lupine.
Publications
Soil microbiota enhance the population growth rate of a nitrogen-fixing herbaceous legume
S. Ramula, J. Blande, A. Kalske
AoB Plants, 2025
Growth of invasive Lupinus polyphyllus (Fabaceae) is not affected by site invasion history
S. Ramula, A. Kalske
Annales Botanici Fennici, 2023
Rhizobial benefits to an herbaceous invader depend on context and symbiotic strain
S. Ramula, S. Mousavi, A. Kalske
Plant and Soil, 2023
Allelopathy by the invasive garden lupine inhibits the germination of native herbs
A. Kalske, Emilia Mäkinen, S. Ramula
Botany, 2022
A. Kalske, J. Blande, S. Ramula
Journal of Ecology, 2022
A. Kalske, N. Luntamo, J. Salminen, S. Ramula
Biological Invasions, 2021
S. Ramula, A. Kalske
Ecology and Evolution, 2020