Experimental test of the role of mammalian herbivores on old field succession: Community structure and seedling survival

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 228-237

  Cadenasso, M L ^a   Pickett, S T A ^a   Morin, P J ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Community composition; Community structure; Exotic species; Herbivory; Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center; Mammalian herbivores; New Jersey; Seedling survival; Succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; OLD FIELD; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SUCCESSION;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ANIMALIA; CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036653781     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3088773     Document Type: Article

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