Morphological and physiological traits in the success of the invasive plant Lespedeza cuneata

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 739-749

  Allred, Brady W ^a   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^a   Monaco, Thomas A ^b   Will, Rodney E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Invasion; Leaf area; Photosynthesis; Sericea lespedeza; Tallgrass prairie; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DICOTYLEDON; GAS EXCHANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; PRAIRIE; SAMPLING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TOLERANCE;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA PSILOSTACHYA; ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; LESPEDEZA; LESPEDEZA CUNEATA;

EID: 77952238316     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9476-6     Document Type: Article

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