Seed dispersal of the non-native invasive tree Ailanthus altissima into contrasting environments

Plant Ecology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-70

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

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical dispersal models; Forest edges; Seed rain; Topography; Wind direction

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST EDGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION MODELING; SAMPLING; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; TOPOGRAPHY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WIND DIRECTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA;

EID: 35948963633     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9226-0     Document Type: Article

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