Functional traits contributed to the superior performance of the exotic speciesRobinia pseudoacacia: a comparison with the native treeSophora japonica

Recovery of Physiological Traits in Saplings of Invasive Bischofia Tree Compared with Three Species Native to the Bonin Islands under Successive Drought and Irrigation Cycles

(2015) Kenichi Yazaki et al.   PLoS One

Coordination and plasticity in leaf anatomical traits of invasive and native vine species

(2014) O. O. Osunkoya et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

A comparative study of physiological and morphological seedling traits associated with shade tolerance in introduced red oak (Quercus rubra) and native hardwood tree species in southwestern Germany

(2014) C. Kuehne et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Are plasticity in functional traits and constancy in performance traits linked with invasiveness? An experimental test comparing invasive and naturalized plant species

(2013) Eszter Ruprecht et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Biological Flora of the British Isles:Robinia pseudoacacia

(2013) Arne Cierjacks et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Enhanced nitrogen deposition over China

(2013) Xuejun Liu et al.   NATURE

Resource-use strategies of native and invasive plants in Eastern North American forests

(2013) J. Mason Heberling et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Conspecific Plasticity and Invasion: Invasive Populations of Chinese Tallow (Triadica sebifera) Have Performance Advantage over Native Populations Only in Low Soil Salinity

(2013) Leiyi Chen et al.   PLoS One

Trait convergence and plasticity among native and invasive species in resource-poor environments

(2012) Rebecca E. Drenovsky et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Alien plant species with a wider global distribution are better able to capitalize on increased resource availability

(2012) Wayne Dawson et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The relative importance for plant invasiveness of trait means, and their plasticity and integration in a multivariate framework

(2012) Oscar Godoy et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

High Tolerance to Salinity and Herbivory Stresses May Explain the Expansion of Ipomoea Cairica to Salt Marshes

(2012) Gang Liu et al.   PLoS One

Trait Values, Not Trait Plasticity, Best Explain Invasive Species' Performance in a Changing Environment

(2012) Virginia Matzek   PLoS One

Jack-and-Master Trait Responses to Elevated CO2 and N: A Comparison of Native and Introduced Phragmites australis

(2012) Thomas J. Mozdzer et al.   PLoS One

Norway maple displays greater seasonal growth and phenotypic plasticity to light than native sugar maple

(2012) A. Paquette et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Do invasive species show higher phenotypic plasticity than native species and, if so, is it adaptive? A meta-analysis

(2011) Amy Michelle Davidson et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems

(2011) Montserrat Vilà et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Multispecies comparison reveals that invasive and native plants differ in their traits but not in their plasticity

(2011) Oscar Godoy et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Evidence for a freezing tolerance-growth rate trade-off in the live oaks (Quercus series Virentes) across the tropical-temperate divide

(2011) Kari Koehler et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Invasive plants do not display greater phenotypic plasticity than their native or non-invasive counterparts: a meta-analysis

(2011) Kattia Palacio-López et al.   OIKOS

The importance of slope aspect and stand age on the photosynthetic carbon fixation capacity of forest: a case study with black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations on the Loess Plateau

(2010) Yuan Zheng et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

Leaf trait co-ordination in relation to construction cost, carbon gain and resource-use efficiency in exotic invasive and native woody vine species

(2010) Olusegun O. Osunkoya et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Photosynthesis and water-use efficiency: A comparison between invasive (exotic) and non-invasive (native) species

(2010) KATE G. MCALPINE et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

Functional differences between native and alien species: a global-scale comparison

(2010) Alejandro Ordonez et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Invasive forbs differ functionally from native graminoids, but are similar to native forbs

(2010) Deborah Scharfy et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Can ecological stoichiometry help explain patterns of biological invasions?

(2010) Angélica L. González et al.   OIKOS

A meta-analysis of trait differences between invasive and non-invasive plant species

(2009) Mark van Kleunen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Faster returns on ‘leaf economics’ and different biogeochemical niche in invasive compared with native plant species

(2009) JOSEP PENUELAS et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Native and exotic invasive plants have fundamentally similar carbon capture strategies

(2009) Michelle R. Leishman et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Functional traits of alien plants across contrasting climatic and land-use regimes: do aliens join the locals or try harder than them?

(2009) Paula A. Tecco et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Comparison of Nitrogen Fixation for North- and South-facing Robinia pseudoacacia Stands in Central Korea

(2009) Nam Jin Noh et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY

Phenotypic integration may constrain phenotypic plasticity in plants

(2009) Ernesto Gianoli et al.   OIKOS

Ecophysiological evaluation of the potential invasiveness of Rhus typhina in its non-native habitats

(2009) Z. Zhang et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Scaling environmental change through the community-level: a trait-based response-and-effect framework for plants

(2008) KATHARINE N. SUDING et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Differences in plasticity between invasive and native plants from a low resource environment

(2008) Jennifer L. Funk   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Global nitrogen deposition and carbon sinks

(2008) Dave S. Reay et al.   Nature Geoscience

Paraheliotropism in Robinia pseudoacacia L.: an efficient strategy to optimise photosynthetic performance under natural environmental conditions

(2008) C. Arena et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY