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The invasion of abandoned fields by a major alien tree filters understory plant traits in novel forest ecosystems

The abandonment of agricultural use is a common driver of spontaneous reforestation by alien trees. The N-fixing black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is a major alien invader of old fields in Europe. Here we show that canopy dominance by this tree may filter the frequency distribution of plant fun...

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Autores principales: Sitzia, T., Campagnaro, T., Kotze, D. J., Nardi, S., Ertani, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26493-3