A comparison of realised niche relations of species in New Zealand and Britain |
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Authors: | J Bastow Wilson John C E Hubbard Gillian L Rapson |
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Institution: | (1) Botany Department, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand;(2) Devon County Council, County Hall, Exeter, UK;(3) Department of Botany and Zoology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | Summary Many plant species prominent in the native vegetation of the dry shingle banks at Dungeness (Britain) are also prominent as exotics in the dry Upper Clutha catchment (New Zealand). To examine the realised niche relations of these species, vegetation was sampled in the two areas. Inverse classification and ordination were used to determine the relative beta niches of the species in the two areas. There was little agreement; it seems that the exotic species in the Upper Clutha were pre-adapted to different niches from those in their native range. |
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Keywords: | Plant invasion Niche Exotic species New Zealand |
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