Changes in density, biomass, seed production and soil seed banks of the non-native invasive plant, Chromolaena odorata, along a 15 year chronosequence

Plant Ecology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-27

  Witkowski, E T F ^a   Wilson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien; Fire; Forest margins; Integrated control; Regeneration ecology; Weed

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DENSITY; SEED BANK; SEED PRODUCTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CHROMOLAENA ODORATA;

EID: 0035005728     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011409004004     Document Type: Article

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