Increased plant size in exotic populations: A common-garden test with 14 invasive species

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2758-2765

  Blumenthal, Dana M ^a   Hufbauer, Ruth A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Defense; Evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA); Exotic plant species; Invasive species; Microevolution; Weed

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CONSPECIFIC; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GARDEN; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT; TESTING METHOD;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38449110808     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-2115.1     Document Type: Article

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