Time since introduction, seed mass, and genome size predict successful invaders among the cultivated vascular plants of Hawaii.

Extensive economic and environmental damage has been caused by invasive exotic plant species in many ecosystems worldwide. Many comparative studies have therefore attempted to predict, from biological traits, which species among the pool of naturalized non-natives become invasive. However, few studi...

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Main Authors: John Paul Schmidt, John M Drake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3047568?pdf=render