Long‐term experiment manipulating community assembly results in favorable restoration outcomes for invaded prairies

Invasive species are a common problem in restoration projects. Manipulating soil fertility and species arrival order has the potential to lower their abundance and achieve higher abundances of seeded native species. In a 7‐year experiment in Missouri, United States, we tested how nutrient addition and the timing of arrival of the invasive legume Lespedeza cuneata and seeded native prairie grass and forb species influenced overall community...