Genetic variation within a dominant shrub species determines plant species colonization in a coastal dune ecosystem

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1237-1243

  Crutsinger, Gregory M ^a   Strauss, Sharon Y ^b   Rudgers, Jennii E R A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammophila arenaria; Baccharis pilularis; Community genetics; Dioecy; Dunes ecosystem; Invasion resistance; Plant architecture

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; DIMORPHISM; DIOECY; DUNE; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BACCHARIS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

BACCHARIS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; POACEAE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AMMOPHILA ARENARIA; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS PILULARIS;

EID: 77951168015     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0613.1     Document Type: Article

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