Invasive Alternanthera philoxeroides: Biology, ecology and management

Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 884-900

  Pan, Xiao Yun ^a   Geng, Yu Peng ^a   Sosa, Alejandro ^b   Zhang, Wen Ju ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Chen, Jia Kuan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides); Biological invasion; Dispersal; Disturbance; Intraspecific variation; Life history; Metapopulation; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES; AMARANTHACEAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 38349110916     PISSN: 05291526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/aps06134     Document Type: Article

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