A functional trait perspective on plant invasion

Annals of Botany

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-153

  Drenovsky, Rebecca E ^a   Grewell, Brenda J ^b   Dantonio, Carla M ^c   Funk, Jennifer L ^d   James, Jeremy J ^e   Molinari, Nicole ^c   Parker, Ingrid M ^f   Richards, Christina L ^g  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; functional traits; invader impacts; invasiveness; non native plant; plant invasion; plant traits

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT; REVIEW;

INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANTS;

EID: 84862981251     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs100     Document Type: Review

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