Neighbourhood analyses of the allelopathic effects of the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima in temperate forests

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 447-458

  Gómez Aparicio, Lorena ^a   Canham, Charles D ^b  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Acer saccharum; Activated carbon; Ailanthus altissima; Allelopathy; Field experiment; Invasive species; Neighbourhood models; Plant interactions; Quercus rubra; Seedling performance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVATED CARBON; AGGRESSION; ALLELOPATHY; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL FERTILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE FOREST;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 42149121647     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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