A quicker return energy-use strategy by populations of a subtropical invader in the non-native range: A potential mechanism for the evolution of increased competitive ability

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1116-1123

  Feng, Yu Long ^a   Li, Yang Ping ^a   Wang, Rui Fang ^a   Callaway, Ragan M ^b   Valiente Banuet, Alfonso ^c   Inderjit, ^d  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Common garden experiment; Invasion ecology; Leaf construction cost; Nitrogen; Payback time; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic energy use efficiency; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DICOTYLEDON; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; NATIVE SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CHINA; INDIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

AGERATINA; AGERATINA ADENOPHORA;

EID: 80051710368     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01843.x     Document Type: Article

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