Assembly history alters alpha and beta diversity, exotic-native proportions and functioning of restored prairie plant communities

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1436-1445

  Martin, Leanne M ^a   Wilsey, Brian J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate states; Beta diversity; Competition colonization; Disturbance; Invasive species; Novel communities; Priority effect; Restoration; Species diversity; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DISPERSAL; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GRASS; GRASSLAND; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE; PRIORITIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84870352323     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02202.x     Document Type: Article

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