Lack of superiority of invasive over co-occurring native riparian tree seedling species

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 269-281

  Gonzalez Munoz N ^a   Castro Diez P ^a   Godoy, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Biomass; Invasive species; Relative growth rate; Seedling niche

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; RIPARIAN FOREST; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SOIL MOISTURE; TREE;

SPAIN;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO; AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; ULMUS; ULMUS MINOR;

EID: 84892444356     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0516-x     Document Type: Article

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