Separate and interactive effects of competition and herbivory on the growth, expansion, and tuber formation of Hydrilla verticillata

Biological Control

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-338

  Doyle, Robert ^a   Grodowitz, Michael ^b   Smart, Michael ^c   Owens, Chetta ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive release; Hydrellia pakistanae; Invasive species; Vallisneria americana

Indexed keywords

HYDRELLIA PAKISTANAE; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; TUBER (TRUFFLE); VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 34247871387     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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