Variation in ecophysiology and carbon economy of invasive and native woody vines of riparian zones in South-Eastern Queensland

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 636-649

  Osunkoya, Olusegun O ^a   Bayliss, Deanna ^a,b   Panetta, F D ^a   Vivian Smith, Gabrielle ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b AECOM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Photosynthesis; Plant functional trait; Specific leaf area; Trait plasticity; Woody vine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; RAINFOREST; RIPARIAN ZONE; VINE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WEED; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 77955082264     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02071.x     Document Type: Article

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