A potential conflict between preserving regional plant diversity and biotic resistance to an invasive grass, Microstegium vimineum

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-293

  Stephen Brewer, J ^a  

^a Department of Biology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; disturbance; floodplain; floristic quality; habitat specialists; mesic forest; Microstegium vimineum; path analysis; wetlands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FLOODPLAIN; FLORISTICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PATH ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

EID: 77955205310     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.030.0304     Document Type: Article

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