Alien plant fitness is limited by functional trade‐offs rather than a long‐term increase in competitive effects of native communities
Abstract Alien plants experience novel abiotic conditions and interactions with native communities in the introduced area. Intra‐ and interspecific selection on functional traits in the new environment may lead to increased population growth with time since introduction (residence time). However, se...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-09-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10468 |