Effects of Oxalis pes-caprae L. invasion in olive groves

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 325-329

  Petsikos, Charalampos ^a   Dalias, Panagiotis ^a   Troumbis, Andreas Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Decomposition; Invasion; NPP; Oxalis pes caprae; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; LESBOS; NORTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

OXALIS PES-CAPRAE;

EID: 33846798449     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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