Studies in disturbed, resource‐rich environments often show that invasive plants are more
productive than co‐occurring natives, but with similar physiological tradeoffs. However, in …

Background To identify the determinants of invasiveness, comparisons of traits of invasive
and native species are commonly performed. Invasiveness is generally linked to higher …

Temperate deciduous shrub phenology plays a pivotal role in forest ecology by regulating
the timing of suitable habitat and food of a range of organisms as well as influencing the …

Comparative trait analyses of native and invasive plant species have enriched our
understanding of the strategies that make plants successful in particular contexts. However …

This study addressed whether competition under different light environments was reflected
by changes in leaf absorbed light energy partitioning, photosynthetic efficiency, relative …

Plants have evolved photoprotective mechanisms in order to counteract the damaging
effects of excess light in hyper-arid desert environments. We evaluated the impact of surface …

What makes an alien plant species a successful invader remains a challenging question in
invasion ecology. Although comparing functional traits of exotic species between their native …

We tested the hypothesis that introduced populations may have higher resource capture
ability and utilization efficiency than native ones of invasive plants. We compared …

Invasive plant species suppress native trees through a variety of mechanisms. A non-native
shrub, Berberis thunbergii, has been shown to depress native tree seedling densities in …

A large percentage of forests, both globally and in the northeastern United States are heavily
fragmented, which results in altered structure and function and challenges for maintaining …