INVITED REVIEW: PART OF A HIGHLIGHT ON TRAITS WITH ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS A functional trait perspective on plant invasion

Rebecca E. Drenovsky1,†,*, Brenda J. Grewell2,†,‡, Carla M. D’Antonio3, Jennifer L. Funk4, Jeremy J. James5,‡, Nicole Molinari3, Ingrid M. Parker6 and Christina L. Richards7 Biology Department, John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 44118-4581, USA, USDA-Agricultural Research Service Exotic & Invasive Weeds Research Unit, Department of Plant Sciences MS-4, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA, Environmental Studies Program, 4312L Bren, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA, School of Earth and Environmental Science, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866, USA, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center 67826-A Hwy 205, Burns, OR 97720, USA, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA and Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA These authors contributed equally to this paper. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. * For correspondence. E-mail [email protected]