Do graminoid and woody invaders have different effects on native plant functional groups?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 426-433

  Mason, T J ^a   French, K ^a   Lonsdale, W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community restoration; Growth form; Invader morphology; Longevity; Meta analysis; Seed mass; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASS; GROWTH FORM; HERB; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; META-ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 61449263635     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01607.x     Document Type: Article

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