Functional and phylogenetic similarity between native and non‐native plant species along an elevational gradient in the central Chilean Andes: No evidence for the preadaptation hypothesis - Anic, Vinka; Mihoč, Maritza; Valencia, Graciela; Reyes‐Bahamonde, Claudia; Bravo, León A.; Sáez, Patricia L.; Pauchard, Aníbal; Cavieres, Lohengrin A. (The Journal of ecology, 2025)
Keywords: alpine plants; central Chilean Andes; Drought; Dry matter; Dry matter content; elevational gradient; Flowers & plants; Habitats; Harsh environments; Hypotheses; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Leaf area; leaf functional traits; Leaves; Mountain regions; Native organisms; Native species; Nitrogen; non‐native species; phylogenetic similarity; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant species; Plants; Plants (botany); Similarity; Summer; summer drought; Water availability; Andes Mountains