Introduced populations of Genista monspessulana (French broom) are more dense and produce a greater seed rain in California, USA, than native populations in the Mediterranean Basin of Europe

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 369-380

  Herrera, Angelica M ^a,b   Carruthers, Raymond I ^a   Mills, Nicholas J ^b  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genista monspessulana; Invasive species; Plant fecundity; Plant performance; Region; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AGE STRUCTURE; FECUNDITY; HEIGHT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEED BANK; SEED PREDATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED RAIN; SHRUB; STEM;

CALIFORNIA; EUROPE; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

GENISTA; GENISTA MONSPESSULANA;

EID: 78651225655     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9829-1     Document Type: Article

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