Plant‐soil feedbacks as drivers of succession: evidence from remnant and restored tallgrass prairies

Plant‐soil feedbacks can contribute to the coexistence of plant species and may predict the abundance of plant species within communities. Here, we test if plant‐soil feedbacks act as drivers of secondary succession. We found that the strength of feedback experienced by a plant species was positively correlated with that species' successional stage, indicating that plant‐soil feedbacks can contribute to shifts in plant species abundance during...