The role of diversity and functional traits of species in community invasibility

Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-157

  Xu, Kaiyang ^a   Ye, Wanhui ^a   Cao, Honglin ^a   Deng, Xiong ^a   Yang, Qihe ^a   Zhang, Yun ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Alligator weed; Community; Diversity; Functional groups; Invasibility; Invasion

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALTERNANTHERA; ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES; ALTERNANTHERA SESSILIS;

EID: 2342480356     PISSN: 00068063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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