Leaf litter and understory canopy shade limit the establishment, growth and reproduction of Microstegium vimineum

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3195-3204

  Schramm, Jonathon W ^a,b   Ehrenfeld, Joan G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer herbivory; Germination; Invasive annual plants; Microstegium vimineum; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BROWSING; DEER; FECUNDITY; GERMINATION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; MORTALITY; PATCH DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEED; SHADE TOLERANCE; SHRUB; SURVIVORSHIP; UNDERSTORY;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; LINDERA; LINDERA BENZOIN; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

EID: 77955769175     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9711-1     Document Type: Article

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