A test for a cost of opportunism in invasive species in the Commelinaceae

Biological Invasions

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-225

  Burns, Jean H ^a   Halpern, Stacey L ^b   Winn, Alice A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clipping; Commelinaceae; Herbivore resistance; Invasive plants; Opportunism; Relative growth rate; Root to shoot ratio; Soil nutrients; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; HERBIVORY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SOIL NUTRIENT;

COMMELINACEAE;

EID: 34147163920     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-006-9027-3     Document Type: Article

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