Patterns of invasion: Trends in abundance of understory vegetation, seed rain, and seed bank from forest edge to interior

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-239

  Honu, Yohanes A K ^a,b   Gibson, David J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gateway Community and Technical College   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest edge; Non native species; Patterns of invasion; Seed bank; Seed rain; Seed viability; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FOREST EDGE; REGENERATION; SEED BANK; SEED RAIN; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; VASCULAR PLANT;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 48249084936     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2008)28[228:POITIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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