Loss of foundation species increases population growth of exotic forbs in sagebrush steppe

Ecological Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1890-1902

  Prevéy, Janet S ^a   Germino, Matthew J ^a   Huntly, Nancy J ^a,b  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Community invasibility; Invasive plants; Lactuca serriola; Plant soil water relation; Population matrix modeling; Sagebrush steppe; Tragopogon dubius

Indexed keywords

WATER;

DICOTYLEDON; GRASS; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE CYCLE; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL WATER; STEPPE; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LETTUCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; SEASON; SOIL; TRAGOPOGON;

ARTEMISIA; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LETTUCE; POPULATION GROWTH; SEASONS; SOIL; TRAGOPOGON; WATER;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; LACTUCA SERRIOLA; POACEAE; TRAGOPOGON; TRAGOPOGON DUBIUS;

EID: 77957729437     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0750.1     Document Type: Article

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