Differentiation in growth and biomass allocation among three native Alternanthera philoxeroides varieties from Argentina

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-92

  Jia, Xin ^a,c   Pan, Xiao Yun ^a   Sosa, Alejandro ^b   Li, Bo ^a   Chen, Jia Kuan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alligator weed; Invasive species; Life history trait; Native range; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES;

EID: 77954443158     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2010.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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