Soil seed bank and growth rates of an invasive species, Piper aduncum, in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 243-251

  Rogers, Howard M ^a,b   Hartemink, Alfred E ^a,c  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass accumulation; Fallow vegetation; Growth rate; Introduced plant species; Piper aduncum; Seed bank; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GROWTH RATE; SEED BANK;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

PIPER ADUNCUM;

EID: 0034055806     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400001383     Document Type: Article

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