Melaleuca quinquenervia dominated forests in Florida: Analyses of natural-enemy impacts on stand dynamics

Plant Ecology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-132

  Rayamajhi, Min B ^a   Van, Thai K ^a   Pratt, Paul D ^a   Center, Ted D ^a   Tipping, Phillip W ^a  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal area; Biological control; Boreioglycaspis melaleucae; Density; Diameter at breast height; Oxyops vitiosa; Paratachardina lobata; Puccinia psidii

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DICOTYLEDON; FUNGUS; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION REGULATION; STAND DYNAMICS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOREIOGLYCASPIS MELALEUCAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; OXYOPS VITIOSA; PARATACHARDINA LOBATA; PUCCINIA PSIDII;

EID: 35948941201     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9231-3     Document Type: Article

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