Ephemeral disturbances have long-lasting impacts on forest invasion dynamics

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1770-1779

  Eschtruth, Anne K ^a   Battles, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliaria Petiolata; Disturbance Regime; Ephemeral Disturbance; Exotic Plants; Gypsy Moth; Microstegium Vimineum; Plant Invasions; Propagule Pressure; Vulnerability To Invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DEFOLIATION; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOTH; PLANT COMMUNITY; VULNERABILITY; ABUNDANCE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST DYNAMICS; HERB; PROPAGULE;

DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; UNITED STATES;

ALLIARIA PETIOLATA; LYMANTRIA; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTHS; NEW JERSEY; PENNSYLVANIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 84904344165     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-1980.1     Document Type: Article

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