Article
The relative importance for plant invasiveness of trait means, and their plasticity and integration in a multivariate framework.
The New phytologist - 1 Sept 2012
Godoy Oscar, Valladares Fernando, Castro-Díez Pilar
Abstract excerpt
Functional traits, their plasticity and their integration in a phenotype have profound impacts on plant performance. We developed structural equation models (SEMs) to evaluate their relative contribution to promote invasiveness in plants along resource gradients. We compared 20 invasive-native phylogenetically and ecologically related pairs. SEMs included one morphological (root-to-shoot ratio (R/S)) and one...
Topics
- Genetic Fitness
- Introduced Species
- Models, Biological
- Multivariate Analysis
- Phenotype
- Photosynthesis
- Phylogeny
- Plant Development
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable