Competitive effects of Centaurea maculosa on the population dynamics of Arabis fecunda

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-121

  Lesica, Peter ^a   Shelly, J Stephen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Montana Natural Heritage Program   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabis fecunda; Centaurea maculosa; Demography; Plant competition; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844241338     PISSN: 00409618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2996068     Document Type: Article

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