Effect of environmental variation on the invasive success of a nonindigenous forest herb

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1336-1348

  Meekins, J Forrest ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliaria petiolata; Colonizing ability; Edge effects; Exotic; Garlic mustard; Habitat; Litter disturbance; Microenvironment; Upland vs. lowland plant survival

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HERB; INVASIBILITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

ALLIARIA PETIOLATA;

EID: 0034800357     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3060924     Document Type: Article

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