Patterns and consequences of re-invasion into a Hawaiian dry forest restoration

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2573-2586

  Questad, Erin J ^a   Thaxton, Jarrod M ^b   Cordell, Susan ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cenchrus setaceus; Limiting similarity; Local extinction; Pennisetum setaceum; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DRY FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASS; HABITAT QUALITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOCAL EXTINCTION; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WEED CONTROL;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

CENCHRUS; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM SETACEUM;

EID: 84868380246     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0253-6     Document Type: Article

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