Comparing seed removal of 16 pine species differing in invasiveness

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2233-2242

  Carrillo Gavilan M A ^a   Lalague H ^b   Vila M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b French National Institute for Agriculture   (France)

Author keywords

Biotic resistance; Conifers; Invasiveness; Pinus spp.; Seed mass; Seed removal

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOTIC FACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INVASIBILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RODENT; SEED PREDATION; SEED SET; SEED SIZE; SHRUBLAND;

CONIFEROPHYTA; FORMICIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 77953960857     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9633-y     Document Type: Article

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