A5082155210- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
University of Hohenheim
2018-2023
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
2023
Abstract Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, influence ecosystem properties their benefits detriments people. trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area research spanning from evolutionary biology, community functional ecology, biodiversity conservation, landscape management, restoration, biogeography earth system...
Competition is commonly thought to underlie the impact of plant invasions. However, competitive effects aliens and response natives may also change over time. Indeed, as with time, novelty an invader decreases, accumulated eco-evolutionary experience resident species eventually limit invasion success. We aimed gain insights on whether directional changes in biotic interactions time or more general differences between aliens, for instance, resulting from introduction bias, are relevant...
Abstract Aim When alien species are introduced to new ranges, climate or trait mismatches may initially constrain their population growth. However, inter‐ and intraspecific selection in the environment should cause growth rates increase with residence time. Using a species‐for‐time approach, we test whether increasing time (a) negative effects of climatic between species’ native range on weaken, (b) functional traits converge towards values that maximize range. Location Germany. Time period...
Facilitation has been a long-neglected type of interaction but received more attention recently. Legumes are commonly involved in facilitative interactions due to their nitrogen fixation. Facilitative so far underappreciated yet potentially important for biological invasions, especially given increasing numbers alien species. In common garden experiment using 30 annual Asteraceae species (neophytes, archaeophytes, plus some natives), grown communities with or without legume presence, we...
Abstract Alien plants experience novel abiotic conditions and interactions with native communities in the introduced area. Intra‐ interspecific selection on functional traits new environment may lead to increased population growth time since introduction (residence time). However, regimes might differ depending invaded habitat. Additionally, high‐competition habitats, a build‐up of biotic resistance species due accumulation eco‐evolutionary aliens over limit invasion success. We tested if...