Drought-tolerance of an invasive alien tree, Acacia mearnsii and two native competitors in fynbos riparian ecotones

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 619-631

  Crous, Casparus J ^a   Jacobs, Shayne M ^a   Esler, Karen J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Invasive alien plant; Restoration; Streamflow; Water potential; Xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CAVITATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FYNBOS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION GROWTH; RIPARIAN ZONE; STREAMFLOW; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE; XYLEM;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA MEARNSII; BRABEJUM STELLATIFOLIUM; INTRACISTERNAL A-PARTICLES;

EID: 84858009327     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0103-y     Document Type: Article

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