Growth, biomass allocation and photosynthesis of invasive and native Hawaiian rainforest species

Oecologia

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-459

  Pattison, R R ^a,b   Goldstein, G ^a   Ares, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation Hawaii; Invasive species; Photosynthesis; Tropical rain forests

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH RATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST;

UNITED STATES;

HAWAIIA;

EID: 0032439292     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050680     Document Type: Article

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