Hybridization among foundation tree species influences the structure of associated understory plant communities

Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-174

  Lamit, L J ^a   Wojtowicz, T ^a   Kovacs, Z ^a   Wooley, S C ^b,c   Zinkgraf, M ^a   Whitham, T G ^a   Lindroth, R L ^b   Gehring, C A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Hybridization; Plant community; Populus; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC LEVEL; UNDERSTORY;

POPULUS; POPULUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS FREMONTII;

EID: 79953052005     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B11-006     Document Type: Article

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