Can R*s predict invasion in semi-arid grasslands?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1343-1354

  Krueger Mangold, Jane ^a   Sheley, Roger ^a   Engel, Richard ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agropyron spicatum; Centaurea maculosa; Helianthus annuus; Nitrogen; Plant competition; R* theory; Spotted knapweed; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GRASSLAND; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE USE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL NITROGEN; SURVIVAL;

AGROPYRON; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA SPICATA;

EID: 33750160649     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-0709-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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