Insularity forcing on plant persistence strategies in edaphic island systems

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Conti, Luisa, Méndez-Castro, Francisco E., Chytrý, Milan, Götzenberger, Lars, Hájek, Michal, Horsák, Michal, Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja, Klimešová, Jitka, Zelený, David, Ottaviani, Gianluigi
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 15.05.2021
• Edition: 1.1
• Subjects: Ecology; functional diversity; target effect; island biogeography; island size; isolation; specialists; plant functional traits

Trait-based approaches are increasingly implemented in island biogeography, providing key insights into the eco-evolutionary dynamics of insular systems. However, what determines persistence of plant species once they have arrived and established in an island remains largely unexplored. Here, we exa...