Invasion of temperate grassland by a subtropical annual grass across an experimental matrix of water stress and disturbance

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 847-854

  White, Todd A ^a   Campbell, Bruce D ^a   Kemp, Peter D ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

C S R theory; C3 species; C4 species; Digitaria sanguinalis; Lolium perenne; New Zealand; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; WATER AVAILABILITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS; FABACEAE; LOLIUM PERENEE; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0031431360     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237029     Document Type: Article

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