Comparative performance of invasive and native Celastrus species across environmental gradients

Oecologia

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-282

  Leicht Young, Stacey A ^a,b   Silander Jr , John A ^a   Latimer, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Celastrus orbiculatus; Celastrus scandens; Congeners; Invasive species; Lianas; Phytometer; Plasticity; Transplant study

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GROWTH; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORALITY; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; SYMPATRY;

ARTICLE; CELASTRUS; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

CELASTRUS; CONNECTICUT; ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

CELASTRUS; CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS; CELASTRUS SCANDENS;

EID: 35948964422     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0839-3     Document Type: Article

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