@article{fdi:010088784,
  title = {{D}o native and alien species differ in their ecological strategies ? {A} test with woody plants in tropical rainforests on {R}{\'e}union {I}sland ({M}ascarene {A}rchipelago, {I}ndian {O}cean)},
  author = {{H}eymans, {L}. and {M}eyer, {J}. {Y}. and {A}h-{P}eng, {C}. and {E}thv{\`e}ve, {Q}. and {F}lores, {O}. and {L}avergne, {C}. and {M}allet, {B}. and {P}arlevliet, {H}. and {S}trasberg, {D}. and {P}outeau, {R}obin},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}nderstanding the mechanisms of biological invasions (e.g., competitive exclusion) is a key conservation challenge, especially on islands. {M}any mechanisms have been tested by comparing the characteristics of native and alien species, but few studies have considered ecological strategies. {H}ere we aim at comparing the competitive ability, stress tolerance, and ruderalism ({CSR}) of native and alien trees in the tropical rainforests of {R}eunion {I}sland. {A} total of sixteen 100 m2 plots (eight 'near-trail' and eight 'off-trail', at less disturbed sites) were established over a 2100 m elevational gradient. {T}hree traits were measured in 1093 leaves from 237 trees: leaf area, leaf dry matter content and specific leaf area. {T}hey were converted into a {CSR} score assigned to each of the 80 surveyed tree species (70 native and 10 alien) using the '{S}tratefy' ordination approach. {C} scores increased with basal area and {S} scores with elevation, but {R} scores were not higher along the trail, thus only partially validating {S}tratefy. {N}ative and alien trees had similar {CS} strategies, thus challenging invasion hypotheses predicting a difference in ecological strategies and rather demonstrating the importance of environmental filtering. {H}owever, other differences falling outside the {CSR} theory may also explain the success of alien species on {R}eunion.},
  keywords = {biological invasion ; elevational gradient ; functional ecology ; {G}rime's {CSR} theory ; {R}eunion ; leaf trait ; {REUNION} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}lants},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {23},
  pages = {3990 [23 p.]},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.3390/plants12233990},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088784},
}