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dc.contributor.authorZhao, X.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Wen-Yao
dc.contributor.authorZhou, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:49:08Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:49:08Z
dc.date.created2014-02-17T20:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationZhao, Xiangjian and Liu, Wenyao and Zhou, Meng. 2013. Lack of local adaptation of invasive crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora) in different climatic areas of Yunnan Province, China. Journal of Plant Ecology. 6 (4): pp. 316-322.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25573
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/jpe/rts036
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Aims: Crofton weed, with a subtropical origin, has successfully invaded in diverse habitats that belong to different climate zones in Southwest China. We tested whether local adaptation plays an important role in the successful invasion of crofton weed in heterogeneous environments. Methods: Five populations from different habitats with an altitude ranging from 678 to 2356 m were selected. Plant height, biomass, seed yield and seed germination capability of these populations were investigated in the field. Greenhouse and reciprocal transplant experiments with the five populations were conducted, and all the above characters were measured and compared among these populations. Important Findings: Plant height, biomass, seed yield and seed germination rate were each significantly different among the five populations in field. However, there was no difference among these populations in the greenhouse experiment. In the reciprocal transplant experiment, plants from the five populations responded similarly to different habitats in the field, indicating lack of local adaptation. Instead, phenotypic plasticity likely plays a key role in the invasion success of crofton weed in different habitats.

dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.subjectphenotypic plasticity
dc.subjectinvasion
dc.subjectAgeratina adenophora
dc.subjectlocal adaptation
dc.titleLack of local adaptation of invasive crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora) in different climatic areas of Yunnan Province, China
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume6
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage326
dcterms.source.endPage322
dcterms.source.issn1752-9921
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Plant Ecology
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curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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