Non-native grass invasion alters native plant composition in experimental communities

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1285-1294

  Flory, S Luke ^a   Clay, Keith ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Diversity; Japanese stiltgrass; Microstegium vimineum; Ordination; Species evenness; Species richness; Species accumulation curve

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECOLONIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

EID: 77952290867     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9546-9     Document Type: Article

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