Allee effect in an invasive alien plant, pale swallow-wort Vincetoxicum rossicum (Asclepiadaceae)

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Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Cappuccino, Naomi ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLEE EFFECT; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); INTRODUCED SPECIES; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SET;

APOCYNACEAE; CYNANCHUM; CYNANCHUM ROSSICUM; VINCETOXICUM;

EID: 3042585853     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12863.x     Document Type: Article

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