High seedling relative growth rate and specific leaf area are traits of invasive species: Phylogenetically independent contrasts of woody angiosperms

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 526-532

  Grotkopp, Eva ^a   Rejmánek, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive species; Life history; Mediterranean climate; Phylogenetically independent contrasts; Relative growth rate; Root biomass allocation; Specific leaf area; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; LIFE HISTORY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; SEEDLING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 34250716032     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.4.526     Document Type: Article

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