Compensation in seasonal leaf area dynamics and leaf longevity after defoliation in Buddleja davidii

Weed Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-348

  Thomas, M M ^a   Watt, M S ^b   Turnbull, M H ^a   Peltzer, D ^c   Whitehead, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Ensis   (Australia)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Failure time analysis; Invasive shrub; Leaf area dynamics; Leaf growth; Leaf size

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPENSATION; DEFOLIATION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; LONGEVITY; SHRUB;

BUDDLEJA; BUDDLEJA DAVIDII;

EID: 50049122971     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2008.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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