Seed production, seed bank dynamics, resprouting and long-term response to clearing of the alien invasive Solanum mauritianum in a temperate to subtropical riparian ecosystem

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 476-484

  Witkowski, E T F ^a   Garner, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecosystem repair; Integrated control; Non native species; Restoration ecology; Weed management; Working for water

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLEARCUTTING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEED BANK; SEED PRODUCTION; SHRUB; SUBTROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION COVER; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; SABIE RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MAURITIANUM;

EID: 45549091307     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2008.01.173     Document Type: Article

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