Do higher resource capture ability and utilization efficiency facilitate the successful invasion of native plants?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 869-881

  Shen, Xing Yan ^a   Peng, Shao Lin ^a   Chen, Bao Ming ^a   Pang, Jun Xiao ^a   Chen, Lei Yi ^a   Xu, Hao Ming ^a   Hou, Yu Ping ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capture; Construction cost; Native invader; Resource utilization; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE USE;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 79952623810     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9875-8     Document Type: Article

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