Establishment of the invasive perennial herb Bunias orientalis L.: An experimental approach

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 621-632

  Dietz, Hansjörg ^a   Steinlein, Thomas ^b   Ullmann, Isolde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Bunias orientalis; Competition; Establishment; Growth phenology; Invasive plant; Recruitment; Regeneration; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GROWTH; HERB; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

BUNIAS ORIENTALIS;

EID: 0033427073     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(99)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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