Variation in Seed Morphological Traits Affects the Dispersal Strategies of Chromolaena odorata Following Invasion

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Li, Yangping

作者： Li, Yangping;Wang, Guofen;Geng, Yupeng;Li, Ju;Feng, Yulong

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关键词： Chromolaena odorata; functional traits; seeds; dispersal; seed mass; seed germination; native range; introduced range

期刊名称：PLANTS-BASEL （ 影响因子：4.0； 五年影响因子：4.4 ）

ISSN： 2223-7747

年卷期： 2024 年 13 卷 13 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Seed germination and dispersal have an important impact on the establishment and spread of invasive plants. Understanding the extent of intraspecific seed trait variations can enhance our understanding of how invasive plants respond to environmental change after introduction and help predict the dynamic of invasive species under future environmental conditions. However, less attention has been given to the variation in seed traits within species as opposed to among species. We compared seed production, seed morphological traits, dispersal ability, and seedling performance of Chromolaena odorata from 10 introduced populations in Asia and 12 native populations in America in a common garden. The results showed that range (introduced vs. native) and climate affected these traits. Compared with the native population, the introduced populations had higher seed numbers per capitula, lighter seeds, and higher potential dispersal ability seeds (lower terminal velocity) but lower germination rates and seedling lengths. Climatic clines in seed numbers per capitula and pappus length were observed; however, the clines in pappus length differed between the introduced and native populations. Trait covariation patterns were also different between both ranges. In the native populations, there was a trade-off between seed numbers per capitula and seed mass, while this relationship was not found for the introduced populations. These results indicate that C. odorata alters the ecological strategy of seed following invasion, which facilitates its establishment and fast dispersal and contributes to successful invasion in the introduced ranges.

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