The invasive tree, Ailanthus altissima, impacts understory nativity, not seedbank nativity

•Ailanthus altissima invasion decreases the proportion of the established understory that is native.•The nativity or diversity of the seedbank is not influenced by A. altissima invasion.•Ailanthus altissima reduces established woody understory nativity over time.•The proportion of A. altissima seeds...

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