Mechanisms of resistance of Mediterranean annual communities to invasion by Conyza bonariensis: Effects of native functional composition

Oikos

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 338-346

  Prieur Richard, Anne Hélène ^a,b   Lavorel, Sandra ^a   Dos Santos, Anabelle ^a   Grigulis, Karl ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b DIVERSITAS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIBILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ASTERACEAE; CONYZA; CONYZA BONARIENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 0036857405     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.990215.x     Document Type: Article

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