Altering Light Availability to Restore Invaded Forest: The Predictive Role of Plant Traits

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 865-872

  Funk, Jennifer L ^a   McDaniel, Sierra ^b  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Hawaii; Light availability; LMA; Quantum yield; Resource use efficiency; Seed mass; Seedling growth; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; NATIVE SPECIES; RESOURCE USE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDING; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACACIA; ACACIA KOA; COPROSMA RHYNCHOCARPA; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA; MICROLAENA STIPOIDES; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PIPTURUS ALBIDUS; POACEAE;

EID: 77954318300     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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