Covariance between disturbance and soil resources dictates the invasibility of northern fescue prairies

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1349-1361

  Otfinowski, Rafael ^a,b   Kenkel, Norm C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bromus inermis; Community diversity; Disturbance; Invasion resistance; Invasive species; Native prairie; Smooth brome

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

GREAT PLAINS;

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; FESTUCA VIVIPAROIDEA; THOMOMYS TALPOIDES;

EID: 77952290066     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9551-z     Document Type: Article

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