Leaf litter variation influences invasion dynamics in the invasive wetland grass Phalaris arundinacea

Biological Invasions

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1819-1832

  Kaproth, Matthew A ^a,b   Eppinga, Maarten B ^a,c   Molofsky, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Ecosystem engineer; Intraspecific variation; Invasion; Leaf litter; Phalaris; Positive feedbacks; Reed canary grass; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; EMERGENCE; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; TILLERING; WETLAND;

PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 84879799474     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0411-5     Document Type: Article

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