Analysis of interactions between the invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and the native black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 275-285

  Call, Lara J ^a   Nilsen, Erik T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Full additive design; Functional types; Interference; Plant competition

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 21144445006     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-004-0338-0     Document Type: Article

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