Biotic constraints on the invasion of diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) in North American grasslands

Oecologia

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 626-636

  Seastedt, T R ^a   Suding, K N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Fertilization; Nutrient limitation; Ratibida; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; BIOTIC FACTOR; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GRASSLAND; INVASIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; WEED CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CENTAUREA; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POACEAE; RATIBIDA; SOIL;

CENTAUREA; ECOSYSTEM; POACEAE; RATIBIDA; SOIL;

NORTH AMERICA;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; POACEAE; RATIBIDA; RATIBIDA PINNATA;

EID: 33947312144     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0620-z     Document Type: Article

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