Abiotic constraints on the competitive ability of exotic and native grasses in a Pacific Northwest prairie

Oecologia

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 357-366

  Pfeifer Meister, Laurel ^a   Cole, Esther M ^a   Roy, Bitty A ^a   Bridgham, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Invasive species; Moisture availability; Nutrients; Willamette Valley

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT; FERTILIZER; WATER;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOISTURE; NUTRIENT; PRAIRIE;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEM; ELEMENTS; FERTILIZERS; OREGON; POACEAE; SOIL; WATER;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WILLAMETTE VALLEY;

DANTHONIA CALIFORNICA; DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; POACEAE;

EID: 39249084816     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0909-6     Document Type: Article

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