Factors influencing dynamics of two invasive C4 grasses in seasonally dry Hawaiian woodlands

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-104

  D'Antonio, Carla M ^a   Hughes, R Flint ^b   Vitousek, Peter M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; C4 grasses; Competition; Exotic grasses; Fire; Hawaiian woodlands; Invasion; Melinis minutiflora; Nitrogen; Resource limitation; Schizachyrium condensatum; Seasonally dry woodland

Indexed keywords

C4 PLANT; DRY FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

HAWAII; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HAWAIIA; MELINIS; MELINIS MINUTIFLORA; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM; SCHIZACHYRIUM CONDENSATUM;

EID: 0035135058     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0089:fidoti]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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