Altered patterns of growth, physiology and reproduction in invasive genotypes of Solidago gigantea (Asteraceae)

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-317

  Meyer, Gretchen A ^a   Hull Sanders, Helen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensatory photosynthesis; Evolution of increased competitive ability; Invasive plant; Reproductive allocation; Solidago gigantea; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DAMAGE; EVOLUTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOMASS; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ASTERACEAE; HEXAPODA; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO GIGANTEA;

EID: 43149112551     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9131-z     Document Type: Article

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