Can resource-use traits predict native vs. exotic plant success in carbon amended soils?

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1211-1224

  Steers, Robert J ^a,c   Funk, Jennifer L ^b   Allen, Edith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus madritensis; California (USA); Competition; Erodium cicutarium; Functional traits; Invasive plants; Mojave desert; Nitrophilous; Phenology; Postfire; Restoration; Schismus barbatus

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DESERT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; GRASS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND MANAGEMENT; LIMITING FACTOR; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RESOURCE USE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SOIL; TIME;

CARBON; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; SEASONS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS MADRITENSIS; ERODIUM CICUTARIUM; POACEAE; SCHISMUS BARBATUS;

EID: 79958861346     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2345.1     Document Type: Article

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