Effects of experimental soil disturbance on revegetation by natives and exotics in coastal Californian meadows

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 631-644

  Kotanen, Peter M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Colonization; Grasses; Introduction

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISTURBANCE; INTRODUCED PLANT; MEADOW; NATIVE PLANT; SOIL DISTURBANCE;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030616733     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404912     Document Type: Article

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