Exotic plant species in a C4-dominated grassland: Invasibility, disturbance, and community structure

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 605-612

  Smith, Melinda D ^a   Knapp, Alan K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Disturbance; Exotic species; Grassland; Invasibility

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; C4 PLANT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032874144     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050896     Document Type: Article

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