Herbivory, disease, recruitment limitation, and success of alien and native tree species

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1489-1505

  Siemann, Evan ^a   Rogers, Wllliam E ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Celtis laevigata; Chinese tallow tree; Enemies hypothesis; Herbivory; Plant diseases; Plant pathogens; Recruitment limitation; Sapium sebiferum

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVORSHIP; TREE;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CELTIS; CELTIS LAEVIGATA; FUNGI; INSECTA; SAPIUM; SAPIUM SEBIFERUM; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 0038632970     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[1489:HDRLAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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