Once upon a time in the far south: Influence of local drivers and functional traits on plant invasion in the harsh sub-Antarctic islands

• Main Authors: Bazzichetto Manuele, Massol François, Carboni Marta, Lenoir Jonathan, Lembrechts Jonas Johan, Joly Rémi, Renault David
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2020
• Subjects: alien plants; anthropogenic propagule pressure; invasiveness; plant invasion; species distribution models; sub-Antarctic islands; topoclimate; Antarctic; Possession Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.19.210880

Aim Here, we aim to: (i) investigate the local effect of environmental and human-related factors on alien plant invasion in sub-Antarctic islands; (ii) explore the relationship between alien species features and their dependence on anthropogenic propagule pressure; and (iii) unravel key traits confe...