Differences in abiotic and biotic variables between high-productivity (green boxes) and three low-productivity (pink boxes) habitats.
Lara A Quaglini et al. investigates how abiotic and biotic factors affect the invasion success of #SenecioInaequidens across high- and low-productivity habitats in northern Italy.
#Diversity-invasibilityHypothesis | #AbioticFiltering | #IAPs
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doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Two-way interactions between abiotic and biotic variables.
Abiotic and biotic factors ➡️ the invasion success of #SenecioInaequidens ( #Asteraceae )
Results:
1️⃣ Both jointly affect the invasion process;
2️⃣ The performance of S. inaequidens is negatively correlated with the phylogenetic and #FunctionalSimilarity with local species
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
TL;TR:
🧪 High diversity = more resistance
🧬 Similar neighbors = better performance
💡 A colonizer, not a strong competitor
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#InvasionEcology #PlantScience #SenecioInaequidens
