Competitive Control of an Exotic Mangrove Species: Restoration of Native Mangrove Forests by Altering Light Availability

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-223

  Chen, Leiyi ^a   Peng, Shaolin ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Lin, Zhenguang ^a   Zeng, Yan ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass accumulation and allocation; Community invasibility; Exotic woody invasion; Light availability; Plant competition

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MANGROVE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA APETALA;

EID: 84874774163     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2012.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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