Community phylogenetic diversity and abiotic site characteristics influence abundance of the invasive plant Rhamnus cathartica L.

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 202-209

  Whitfeld, Timothy J S ^a   Lodge, Alexandra G ^a   Roth, Alexander M ^a   Reich, Peter B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Invasibility; Phylogenetic diversity; R. cathartica L.; Site characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897413699     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtt020     Document Type: Article

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