Clonal integration facilitates the colonization of drought environments by plant invaders.

ABSTRACT: Biological invasion represents one of the main threats for biodiversity conservation at the global scale. Identifying the mechanisms underlying the process of biological invasions is a crucial objective in the prediction of scenarios of future invasions and the mitigation of their impacts. In this sense, some plant attributes might better explain the success of invasive plant species than others. Recently, clonal growth has been identified as an attribute that could contribute to the invasiveness of plants. In this experiment, we aim to determine the effect of physiological integration (one of the most striking attributes associated with clonal growth) in the performance (at morphological and physiological levels) of the aggressive invader Carpobrotus edulis, when occupying stressful envir

SUBMITTER: Lechuga-Lago Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4925925 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature