On a level field: The utility of studying native and non-native species in successional systems

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-53

  Meiners, Scott J ^a   Rye, Timothy A ^a,b   Klass, Jeremy R ^a,c  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Long term study; Plant invasions; Population dynamics; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249138694     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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