Competition between Native Hawaiian Plants and the Invasive Grass Megathyrsus maximus: Implications of Functional Diversity for Ecological Restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 638-646

  Ammondt, Selita A ^a   Litton, Creighton M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

ecophysiology; Guinea grass; Invasive species; Landcover change; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIODIVERSITY; DRY FOREST; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GRASS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; REINTRODUCTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

DODONAEA VISCOSA; MYOPORUM; MYOPORUM SANDWICENSE; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA; POACEAE;

EID: 84865866168     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00806.x     Document Type: Article

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