Competitive abilities of Tamarix aphylla in southern Nevada

Plant Ecology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 159-167

  Hayes, Willard E ^a   Walker, Lawrence R ^a   Powell, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Invasion; Riparian; Salix; Tamarix

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; RIPARIAN FOREST;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SALIX; SALIX GOODDINGII; TAMARIX; TAMARIX APHYLLA; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 63949084589     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9569-9     Document Type: Article

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