Spatial Distribution and Performance of Native and Invasive Ardisia (Myrsinaceae) Species in Puerto Rico: The anatomy of an invasion

dc.creatorCarolina Muñoz, Marcia
dc.creatorAckerman, James D.
dc.date2012-06-01T19:27:52Z
dc.date2012-06-01T19:27:52Z
dc.date2009-11
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T16:53:38Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T16:53:38Z
dc.identifierCarolina Muñoz, Marcia; and Ackerman, James D. "Spatial Distribution and Performance of Native and Invasive Ardisia (Myrsinaceae) Species in Puerto Rico: The anatomy of an invasion". Río Piedras Campus: External Scientific Advisory Committe (ESAC), 2009. http://repositorio.upr.edu:8080/jspui/handle/10586 /223
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10586 /223
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/647369
dc.descriptionEstablishing and spread of invasive species into new habitat is considered the second most significant threat to biodiversity worldwide, this is in part due to displacement and extinction of native species. However, the mechanism behind the successes of exotic invasions are not well understood. Field comparison between native and non-native or invasive congener pairs, has been considered as an effective method for identifying characteristic that support invasiveness . This is because native and invasive congeners should share many phenotypic traits and ecological similarity. Those traits for which an invasive exhibits superior ecological performance are likely to contribute to it invasiveness. We studied the tree Arsidia elliptica, an invasive species considered among 100 of the "World's Worst" invaders by the invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG), and A. abovata a native congener that shares some of the same habitats as the invasive.
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherExternal Scientific Advisory Committe (ESAC)
dc.subjectArdisia
dc.subjectMyrsinaceae
dc.subjectPuerto Rico
dc.subjectinvasion
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectspatial distribution
dc.subjectinvasive species
dc.titleSpatial Distribution and Performance of Native and Invasive Ardisia (Myrsinaceae) Species in Puerto Rico: The anatomy of an invasion
dc.typePoster


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