Comparison of germination rates and fruit traits of indigenous Solanum giganteum and invasive Solanum mauritianum in South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-20

  Jordaan, L A ^a   Downs, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fleshy fruit; Fruit morphology; Invasive alien plant; Nutrient content

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GERMINATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUTUALISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUGAR;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; COLIIDAE; COLIUS STRIATUS; ONYCHOGNATHUS MORIO; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MAURITIANUM; STURNIDAE;

EID: 84860452031     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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