Recovery of native forest after removal of an invasive tree, Falcataria moluccana, in American Samoa

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1393-1413

  Hughes, R Flint ^a   Uowolo, Amanda L ^a   Togia, Tavita P ^b  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b National Park of American Samoa Pago Pago   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Disturbance; Invasive species; Pacific Islands; Richness; Samoa; Soil nitrogen; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; HERBICIDE; INORGANIC NITROGEN; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SEEDLING; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

AMERICAN SAMOA;

EID: 84862575215     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0164-y     Document Type: Article

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