Rapid ontogenetic niche expansions in invasive Chinese tallow tree permit establishment in unfavourable but variable environments and can be exploited to streamline restoration

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 748-756

  Gabler, Christopher A ^a,b   Siemann, Evan ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Germination cuing; Invasive plant control; Ontogenetic niche shift; Recruitment limitation; Reinvasion pressure; Sapium sebiferum; Stress tolerance; Triadica sebifera; Weed management

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DICOTYLEDON; INVASIVE SPECIES; NICHE BREADTH; ONTOGENY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; WEED CONTROL;

SAPIUM; TRIADICA; TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 84878188571     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12071     Document Type: Article

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