Empirical evidence of long-distance dispersal in Miscanthus sinensis and Miscanthus × giganteus

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-150

  Quinn, Lauren D ^a   Matlaga, David P ^b   Stewart, J Ryan ^a   Davis, Adam S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

bioenergy; Biofuel; dispersal kernel; fat tailed; invasiveness; probability density function

Indexed keywords

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 79953800741     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-10-00067.1     Document Type: Article

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