The physical resistance of grass patches to invasion

Plant Ecology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-85

  Barthram, G T ^a   Elston, D A ^b   Mullins, C E ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Grass patch; Invasion; Invasion resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GRASS;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; FESTUCA RUBRA; HOLCUS; HOLCUS LANATUS; LAMIINAE; LOLIUM PERENNE; POA; POA TRIVIALIS; POACEAE;

EID: 21244489347     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-004-0020-6     Document Type: Article

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