Environmental tolerance of an invasive riparian tree and its potential for continued spread in the southwestern US

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 733-743

  Reynolds, Lindsay V ^a,b   Cooper, David J ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic plant species; Floodplains; Invasion; Invasive species; Russian olive

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DICOTYLEDON; FIELD SURVEY; FLOODPLAIN; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOISTURE CONTENT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RIPARIAN ZONE; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SOIL WATER; SPECIES RICHNESS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

UNITED STATES;

ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 77954322935     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2010.01179.x     Document Type: Article

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