A new perspective on trait differences between native and invasive exotic plants

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 298-305

  Leffler, A Joshua ^a,c   James, Jeremy J ^b,d   Monaco, Thomas A ^a   Sheley, Roger L ^b  

^a USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^d Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Context dependence; Ecological importance; Effect size; Functional traits; Invasion; Invasive species; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; INVASIVE SPECIES; META-ANALYSIS; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS;

EID: 84897974138     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-0102.1     Document Type: Article

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