Habitat and population effects on the germination and early survival of the invasive weed, Lythrum salicaria L. (purple loosestrife)

Biological Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 413-423

  Shadel, William Paul ^a,b   Molofsky, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Save the Sound Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Germination; Invasive plant; Lythrum salicaria; Population difference; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISTURBANCE; GERMINATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; WEED;

LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM; LYTHRUM SALICARIA;

EID: 0038661790     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023668918643     Document Type: Article

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