Trait Divergence and the Ecosystem Impacts of Invading Species

Authors:
Cleland, E.E.

Publication Date:
2011

Abstract/Summary:
Plant functional traits are often used as proxies to determine whether species have different ecological strategies for reproduction and resource capture, and may provide mechanisms to explain which species are likely to invade, and which communities are likely to be invaded.

Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article

Source:
New Phytologist

Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03607.x/asset/j.1469-8137.2010.03607.x.pdf?v=1&t=j36hrqxz&s=34c19a871710cc10b74037f6f2e14a87f25bc8b1