Invasive <it>Acer negundo </it>outperforms native species in non-limiting resource environments due to its higher phenotypic plasticity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To identify the determinants of invasiveness, comparisons of traits of invasive and native species are commonly performed. Invasiveness is generally linked to higher values of reproductive, physiological and growth-related traits of...

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Main Authors: Porté Annabel J, Lamarque Laurent J, Lortie Christopher J, Michalet Richard, Delzon Sylvain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/11/28