The more the better? The role of polyploidy in facilitating plant invasions
Background Biological invasions are a major ecological and socio-economic problem in
many parts of the world. Despite an explosion of research in recent decades, much remains …
many parts of the world. Despite an explosion of research in recent decades, much remains …
Resource competition in plant invasions: emerging patterns and research needs
M Gioria, BA Osborne - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Invasions by alien plants provide a unique opportunity to examine competitive interactions
among plants. While resource competition has long been regarded as a major mechanism …
among plants. While resource competition has long been regarded as a major mechanism …
Widespread sampling biases in herbaria revealed from large‐scale digitization
Nonrandom collecting practices may bias conclusions drawn from analyses of herbarium
records. Recent efforts to fully digitize and mobilize regional floras online offer a timely …
records. Recent efforts to fully digitize and mobilize regional floras online offer a timely …
Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions
Determining the drivers of non-native plant invasions is critical for managing native
ecosystems and limiting the spread of invasive species,. Tree invasions in particular have …
ecosystems and limiting the spread of invasive species,. Tree invasions in particular have …
A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography
Aims The 50th anniversary of the publication of the seminal book, The Theory of Island
Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is a timely moment to review …
Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is a timely moment to review …
GIFT–A global inventory of floras and traits for macroecology and biogeography
Aim To understand how functional traits and evolutionary history shape the geographic
distribution of plant life on Earth, we need to integrate high‐quality and global‐scale …
distribution of plant life on Earth, we need to integrate high‐quality and global‐scale …
Advancing biological invasion hypothesis testing using functional diversity indices
Pioneering investigations on the effects of introduced populations on community structure,
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …
The role of phylogenetic relatedness on alien plant success depends on the stage of invasion
Darwin's naturalization hypothesis predicts successful alien invaders to be distantly related
to native species, whereas his pre-adaptation hypothesis predicts the opposite. It has been …
to native species, whereas his pre-adaptation hypothesis predicts the opposite. It has been …
Support for major hypotheses in invasion biology is uneven and declining
Several major hypotheses have been proposed to explain and predict biological invasions,
but the general applicability of these hypotheses is largely unknown, as most of them have …
but the general applicability of these hypotheses is largely unknown, as most of them have …
The community ecology of invasive species: where are we and what's next?
Alien species are continually introduced in most regions of the world, but not all survive and
coexist with the resident native species. Approaches analyzing the functional (or …
coexist with the resident native species. Approaches analyzing the functional (or …