Why are invasive plants successful?
Plant invasions, a byproduct of globalization, are increasing worldwide. Because of their
ecological and economic impacts, considerable efforts have been made to understand and …
ecological and economic impacts, considerable efforts have been made to understand and …
Potassium physiology from Archean to Holocene: A higher-plant perspective
In this paper, we discuss biological potassium acquisition and utilization processes over an
evolutionary timescale, with emphasis on modern vascular plants. The quintessential …
evolutionary timescale, with emphasis on modern vascular plants. The quintessential …
1,135 ionomes reveal the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana
ACAL Campos, WFA van Dijk, P Ramakrishna… - The Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil is a heterogeneous reservoir of essential elements needed for plant growth and
development. Plants have evolved mechanisms to balance their nutritional needs based on …
development. Plants have evolved mechanisms to balance their nutritional needs based on …
Post‐introduction evolution of a rapid life‐history strategy in a newly invasive plant
EC Woods, SE Sultan - Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A central question in invasion biology is whether adaptive trait evolution following species
introduction promotes invasiveness. A growing number of common‐garden experiments …
introduction promotes invasiveness. A growing number of common‐garden experiments …
Progress on mechanisms and impacts of wetland plant invasions: a twenty-year retrospective analysis and priorities for the next twenty
Invasive plants are ubiquitous features of many wetland systems, resulting in impacts that
are extremely costly in both economic and ecological terms. Approximately twenty years …
are extremely costly in both economic and ecological terms. Approximately twenty years …
Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub‐Antarctic
The link between the successful establishment of alien species and propagule pressure is
well‐documented. Less known is how humans influence the post‐introduction dynamics of …
well‐documented. Less known is how humans influence the post‐introduction dynamics of …
The relative role of plasticity and demographic history in Capsella bursa-pastoris: a common garden experiment in Asia and Europe
A Cornille, M Tiret, A Salcedo, HR Huang… - AoB plants, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The colonization success of a species depends on the interplay between its phenotypic
plasticity, adaptive potential and demographic history. Assessing their relative contributions …
plasticity, adaptive potential and demographic history. Assessing their relative contributions …
A global synthesis of the patterns of genetic diversity in endangered and invasive plants
Genetic diversity (GD) in populations is important in determining the adaptive potential of
populations and is thus thought to influence whether populations decrease or increase in …
populations and is thus thought to influence whether populations decrease or increase in …
Genetic diversity of a dominant plant alters interspecific interactions between two subordinate species and facilitates their coexistence
JN Liu, FR Wu, W Xue, CP Wu, M Tang… - … and Experimental Botany, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental heterogeneity of various kinds can promote species coexistence. We
hypothesized that greater genetic diversity of a competitively dominant species in a plant …
hypothesized that greater genetic diversity of a competitively dominant species in a plant …
Propagule pressure and the establishment of emergent polyploid populations
DA Levin - Annals of Botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Whereas the incidence or rate of polyploid speciation in flowering plants is
modest, the production of polyploid individuals within local populations is widespread …
modest, the production of polyploid individuals within local populations is widespread …