Do species of invaded communities differ in their vulnerability to being eliminated by the dominant alien plants?

0422553 - BÚ 2014 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Hejda, Martin
Do species of invaded communities differ in their vulnerability to being eliminated by the dominant alien plants?
Biological Invasions. Roč. 15, č. 9 (2013), s. 1989-1999. ISSN 1387-3547. E-ISSN 1573-1464
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP505/11/1112; GA MŠMT LC06073; GA AV ČR IAA600050811; GA ČR GA206/07/0668
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : impacts of invsions * diversity * native species
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 2.716, year: 2013

The functional characteristics of native species were compared between the uninvaded vegetation and an adjacent vegetation, invaded and dominated by selected alien neophytes, widespread in central Europe. Annuals but also tree seedlings were more proportionally represented in the invaded vegetation, while perennial polycarpics, highly clonal species but also shrubs were more represented in the adjacent uninvaded vegetation. It is possible that both annuals and trees´juveniles escape the competition of perennial polycarpic aliens by possessing a contrasting life strategy. On the contrary, clonal perennials and shrubs may be exposed to the aliens´ competition effects by being similar to the invasive alien.
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