Dominant native and non‐native graminoids differ in key leaf traits irrespective of nutrient availability

Nutrient enrichment is associated with plant invasions and biodiversity loss. Functional trait advantages may predict the ascendancy of invasive plants following nutrient enrichment but this is rarely tested. Here, we investigate (a) whether dominant native and non‐native plants differ in important...

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Autores principales: Broadbent, Arthur A.D., Firn, Jennifer L., McGree, James M., Borer, Elizabeth T., Buckley, Yvonne M., Harpole, William Stanley, Komatsu, Kimberly J., MacDougall, Andrew S., Andrew S., Orwin, Kate H., Ostle, Nicholas J., Seabloom, Eric William, Bakker, Jonathan D., Biederman, Lori, Caldeira, Maria C., Eisenhauer, Nico, Hagenah, Nicole, Hautier, Yann, Moore, Joslin L., Nogueira, Carla, Peri, Pablo Luis, Risch, Anita C., Roscher, Christiane, Schütz, Martin, Stevens, Carly J.
Formato: info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2020
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7036
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/geb.13092
https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13092
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Sumario:Nutrient enrichment is associated with plant invasions and biodiversity loss. Functional trait advantages may predict the ascendancy of invasive plants following nutrient enrichment but this is rarely tested. Here, we investigate (a) whether dominant native and non‐native plants differ in important morphological and physiological leaf traits, (b) how their traits respond to nutrient addition, and (c) whether responses are consistent across functional groups.