Competition between native perennial and exotic annual grasses: Implications for an historical invasion

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1273-1283

  Corbin, Jeffrey D ^a   D'Antonio, Carla M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

California grassland; Coastal prairie grassland; Exotic annual grasses; Grass competition; Invasive species; Native perennial grasses; Priority effects

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GRASSLAND; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 4444320899     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0744     Document Type: Article

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