Restoring an invaded prairie by mulching live Sapium sebiferum (Chinese tallow trees): Effects of mulch on Sapium seed germination

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-253

  Donahue, Candice ^a,b,c   Rogers, William E ^a,b,c   Siemann, Evan ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Armand Bayou Nature Center   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese tallow; Invasive species; Prairie restoration; Sapium sebiferum

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MULCHING; NATIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SAPIUM; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 33746659444     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2006)26[244:RAIPBM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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