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Phylogenetic and functional distinctiveness explain alien plant population responses to competition.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 8 Jul 2020
Levin Sam C, Crandall Raelene M, Pokoski Tyler, Stein Claudia, Knight Tiffany M
Abstract excerpt
Several invasion hypotheses predict a positive association between phylogenetic and functional distinctiveness of aliens and their performance, leading to the idea that distinct aliens compete less with their resident communities. However, synthetic pattern relationships between distinctiveness and alien performance and direct tests of competition as the driving mechanism have not been forthcoming. This is likely...
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