1. Numerous studies have highlighted the role of nutrient availability and fluctuations therein for invasion success of alien plants. Others also highlighted the role of herbivores in invasion success. However, how herbivory and the level and fluctuations in nutrient availability interact in driving alien plant invasion into native communities remains largely unexplored. 2. We grew eight invasive alien species as target species in pot-mesocosms with five different synthetic native communities in a three-factorial design with...