Functional traits of alien plants across contrasting climatic and land-use regimes: Do aliens join the locals or try harder than them?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-27

  Tecco, Paula A ^a   Díaz, Sandra ^a   Cabido, Marcelo ^a   Urcelay, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acquisitive strategy; Biological invasions; Central western Argentina; Conservative strategy; Exotic species; Functional attributes; Herbaceous species traits; Trait syndromes; Woody species traits

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COEXISTENCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; DISTURBANCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 72249112790     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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