The exotic species Senecio inaequidens pays the price for arriving late in temperate European grassland communities.

ABSTRACT: The exotic South African ragwort (Senecio inaequidens DC.) rapidly spread across Central Europe after its introduction, but we still do not know to what extent its timing of arrival in a plant community (i.e. before or after natives) and the composition of the native community being invaded affect (1) its capacity to invade a European grassland, (2) the performance of the native species, and (3) the direction and strength of priority effects. In a greenhouse experiment, we manipulated the timing of arrival of the exotic species (Senecio) and the composition of the native community to test the influence of these factors on the productivity and N content of exotic and native species. We also investigated if the plant species origin (native or exotic) and the native community composition affe

SUBMITTER: Delory BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6825039 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature