Demographic responses of rare forest plants to multiple stressors: The role of deer, invasive species and nutrients

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1222-1233

  Dávalos, Andrea ^a   Nuzzo, Victoria ^b   Blossey, Bernd ^a  

^a Department of Natural Resources Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Natural Area Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrimonia rostellata; Aristolochia serpentaria; Carex retroflexa; Demography; Invasion ecology; Multiple stressors; Non consumptive effects; Plant population and community dynamics; Trillium erectum; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DEER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; FECUNDITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RARE SPECIES; SLUG; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNDERSTORY;

NORTH AMERICA;

AGRIMONIA; AGRIMONIA ROSTELLATA; ANIMALIA; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA SERPENTARIA; CAREX RETROFLEXA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; TRILLIUM; TRILLIUM ERECTUM;

EID: 84906054600     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12279     Document Type: Article

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