Invasion of an intact plant community: The role of population versus community level diversity

Oecologia

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1091-1102

  Chang, Cynthia C ^a   Smith, Melinda D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon bladhii; Dominant species; Genetic diversity; Grassland; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

C4 PLANT; DOMINANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

ANDROPOGON; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOTA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; KANSAS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEEDLING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANDROPOGON GERARDII; BOTHRIOCHLOA BLADHII;

EID: 84863256732     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2157-z     Document Type: Article

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