Death and Plasticity in Clones Influence Invasion Success

Erola Fenollosa; Deborah A Roach; Sergi Munné-Bosch

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2016.05.002

Death and Plasticity in Clones Influence Invasion Success

Trends Plant Sci. 2016 Jul;21(7):551-553. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

Authors

Erola Fenollosa¹, Deborah A Roach², Sergi Munné-Bosch³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
² Department of Biology, Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA.
³ Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: smunne@ub.edu.

PMID: 27262351
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.05.002

Abstract

Although invasion processes have been intensely studied, the mechanisms underlying the success of some invasive clonal species remain a mystery. Using the specific example of Carpobrotus edulis, we illustrate how invasion success can be facilitated by a unique spatiotemporal regulation of growth and senescence of plant parts.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aging / physiology
Aizoaceae / physiology*
Ecosystem
Introduced Species*