Germination and early growth of Ailanthus and tulip poplar in three levels of forest disturbance

Biological Invasions

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-211

  Kota, Nathan L ^a   Landenberger, Rick E ^a   McGraw, James B ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ailanthus altissima; Forest disturbance; Germination; Invasive species; Liriodendron tulipifera; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; TULIPA;

EID: 34147186149     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-006-9026-4     Document Type: Article

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