Linking seed dispersal, germination and seedling recruitment in the invasive species Berberis darwinii (Darwin's barberry)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-129

  McAlpine, Kate G ^a,b   Jesson, Linley K ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Invasion success; Invasive species management; Microsite limitation; New Zealand; Seed bank; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FRUITING; GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; BERBERIS; BERBERIS DARWINII;

EID: 44349093222     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9365-y     Document Type: Article

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