Nutrient availability does not explain invasion and dominance of a mixed grass prairie by the exotic forb Centaurea diffusa Lam.

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-110

  LeJeune, Katherine D ^a   Suding, Katharine N ^b   Seastedt, Timothy R ^c  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Centaurea diffusa; Invader effects; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; POACEAE;

EID: 33645859910     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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