Native and exotic invasive plants have fundamentally similar carbon capture strategies

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-42

  Leishman, Michelle R ^a   Thomson, Vivien P ^a   Cooke, Julia ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assimilation rate; Carbon capture strategy; Dark respiration; Exotic invasive plants; Foliar nitrogen; Leaf economics spectrum; Nitrogen use efficiency; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COEXISTENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; RESPIRATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 72249096498     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01608.x     Document Type: Article

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