ReviewOecologia2023
How ecological and evolutionary theory expanded the 'ideal weed' concept.
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- From the Ground Up: Can Root Traits Help Understand Invasion Dynamics?Ecology and evolution · 2026Review
- Under Pressure: Shading, High Herbivory, and Low Levels of Fertilization Drive the Vegetative Response of a Highly Invasive Species.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Do culturable seed endophyte communities differ between native and invasive Fabaceae sharing the same habitat?Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2026Article
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- When the novelty wears off: enemy spillover drives plant invasion success.The New phytologist · 2025Review
- Response of the Invasive Alien PlantPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Plant traits reveal that biotic resistance to invasibility is shaped by slope aspect.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2025Article
- Stage dependence of Elton's biotic resistance hypothesis of biological invasions.Nature plants · 2024Article
- Weed Role for Pollinator in the Agroecosystem: Plant-Insect Interactions and Agronomic Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- The Patterns of Intraspecific Variations in Mass of Nectar Sugar along a Phylogeny Distinguish Native from Non-Native Plants in Urban Greenspaces in Southern England.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Since Baker's attempt to characterize the 'ideal weed' over 50 years ago, ecologists have sought to identify features of species that predict invasiveness. Several of Baker's 'ideal weed' traits are well studied, and we now understand that many traits can facilitate different components of the invasion process, such as dispersal traits promoting transport or selfing enabling establishment. However, the effects of traits on invasion are context dependent. The traits promoting invasion in one community or at one invasion stage may inhibit invasion of other communities or success at other invasion stages, and the benefits of any given trait may depend on the other traits possessed by the species. Furthermore, variation in traits among populations or species is the result of evolution. Accordingly, evolution both prior to and after invasion may determine invasion outcomes. Here, we review how our understanding of the ecology and evolution of traits in invasive plants has developed since Baker's original efforts, resulting from empirical studies and the emergence of new frameworks and ideas such as community assembly theory, functional ecology, and rapid adaptation. Looking forward, we consider how trait-based approaches might inform our understanding of less-explored aspects of invasion biology ranging from invasive species responses to climate change to coevolution of invaded communities.
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