Simulated warming differentially affects the growth and competitive ability of Centaurea maculosa populations from home and introduced ranges.

Climate warming may drive invasions by exotic plants, thereby raising concerns over the risks of invasive plants. However, little is known about how climate warming influences the growth and competitive ability of exotic plants from their home and introduced ranges. We conducted a common garden expe...

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Main Authors: Wei-Ming He, Jing-Ji Li, Pei-Hao Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3268760?pdf=render