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Contrasting functional trait syndromes underlay woody alien success in the same ecosystem

2013-06-01

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We performed a comprehensive comparative study of functional traits in coexisting alien and native woody species in order to examine the strategies related to resource use and dispersion underlying alien success in mountain Chaco woodlands of central Argentina. Our approach integrated seemingly contrasting pieces of evidence in the region. We specifically assessed whether (i) the ‘functional acquisitive trend’ pre...

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Literature Corpus work: 6519365a-961d-569e-bed5-232c7106c263
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02428.x

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