Energetic cost of leaf construction in the invasive weed Mikania micrantha H.B.K. and its co-occurring species: Implications for invasiveness

Botanical Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-338

  Song, Li Ying ^a   Ni, Guang Yan ^a   Chen, Bao Ming ^a   Peng, Shao Lin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Construction cost; Invasive species; Mikania micrantha H.B.K.; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; DERRIS TRIFOLIATA; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; MIKANIA; MIKANIA MICRANTHA; URENA LOBATA; WEDELIA; WEDELIA TRILOBATA;

EID: 34548625267     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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