Research Article

Distributional Patterns of Alien Plants in China: The Relative Importance of Phylogenetic History and Functional Attributes

Table 2

Standardized phylogenetic NRI and NTI indices of origin of distribution, flowering time, life form, reproduction mode, and introduction pathway of alien plants in China, both were resulted form 3000 randomization runs. “ ” indicated number of taxa included by each category of the subject. The columns other than the first one were the categories of each functional trait. Origin of distribution has five categories: America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Mediterranean. Flowering time has five categories: spring, summer, autumn, winter, and year-around. Life form has five categories: annual grass, perennial grass, liane, shrub, and arbor. Introduction pathway has four categories: human, animal, human-animal, and abiotic factors. Reproduction mode has two categories: seed and seed-vegetative.

Origin of distributionAmericaEuropeAsiaAfricaMediterranean

5426752
NRI4.3938*−0.9807−1.1755−0.74−1.073
NTI2.2003*3.2972*−0.1052−0.6513−1.073

Flowering timeSpringSummerAutumnWinterYear-around

1173326
NRI0.0641−1.71680.54422.4232*3.6012*
NTI0.4723−0.93430.04732.4232*2.3274*

Life formAnnual grassPerennial grassLianeShrubArbor

3848252
NRI2.2197*−1.9583−0.4511.26861.2801
NTI1.79230.3317−0.4511.13591.2801

Introduction pathwayHumanAnimalHuman-animalAbiotic factors

724109
NRI−3.07181.25041.37535.2115*
NTI−0.26490.8111.04083.7555*

Reproduction modeSeedSeed-vegetative

878
NRI−0.69350.3355
NTI−0.8395−0.6839

Significant values are marked by asterisks at the probability level ( ).