Traits of the invasive Centaurea maculosa and two native grasses: Effect of N supply

Plant and Soil

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 261-269

  Blicker, P S ^a   Olson, B E ^a   Engel, R ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Invasive; Isotope; Roots; Semi arid; Shoots; Uptake

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GRASS; SOIL NITROGEN; WEED;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 0141598940     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021596627967     Document Type: Article

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