Effects of simulated herbivory and resource availability on the invasive plant, Alternanthera philoxeroides in different habitats

Biological Control

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Sun, Yan ^a,b   Ding, Jianqing ^a   Ren, Mingxun ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Alligator weed; Alternanthera philoxeroides; Compensatory response; Fertilization; Habitat; Simulated herbivory; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES; HEXAPODA;

EID: 58849093321     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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