Biomass allocation, morphology and photosynthesis of invasive and noninvasive exotic species grown at four irradiance levels

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-47

  Feng, Yulong ^a,b   Wang, Junfeng ^c   Sang, Weiguo ^c  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Growth; Invasiveness; Irradiance acclimation; Morphology; Photosynthesis; Plasticity; Resource capture

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HERB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; IRRADIANCE; LEAF AREA; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; WATER BUDGET;

AGERATINA; AGERATINA ADENOPHORA; CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; GYNURA;

EID: 33847335981     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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