Reproductive strategy of an invasive thistle: Effects of adults on seedling survival

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 913-924

  Marushia, Robin G ^a   Holt, Jodie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artichoke thistle; Control; Cynara cardunculus; Density dependent mortality; Inhibition; Intraspecific interactions; Invasive plant; Seedling distribution; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISPERSAL; GRASSLAND; HERB; INHIBITION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CIRSIUM; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS;

EID: 46649083613     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9234-1     Document Type: Article

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