Growth, biomass allocation, morphology, and photosynthesis of invasive Eupatorium adenophorum and its native congeners grown at four irradiances

Plant Ecology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-271

  Zheng, Yu Long ^a,b   Feng, Yu Long ^a   Liu, Wan Xue ^c   Liao, Zhi Yong ^a,b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Growth; Invasiveness; Irradiance; Morphology; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; IRRADIANCE; LEAF AREA; MORPHOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AGERATINA ADENOPHORA; EUPATORIUM; EUPATORIUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 70349669385     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9544-5     Document Type: Article

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