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SUBMITTER: Jia J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5088532 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jia Jujie J Dai Zhicong Z Li Feng F Liu Yanjie Y
Frontiers in plant science 20161101
Global environmental changes can create novel habitats, promoting the growth of alien plants that often exhibit broad environmental tolerance and high phenotypic plasticity. However, the mechanisms underlying these growth promotory effects are unknown at present. Here, we conducted a phylogenetically controlled meta-analysis using data from 111 published studies encompassing the responses of 129 alien plants to global warming, increased precipitation, N deposition, and CO<sub>2</sub> enrichment. ...[more]