Individual and interactive effects of Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on herbs in a deciduous forest in the eastern United States

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2247-2261

  Christopher, Cory C ^a   Matter, Stephen F ^a   Cameron, Guy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual and seasonal fluctuations; Herbaceous plants; Herbivory; Impacts at multiple levels; Invasive shrub

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEER; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

LONICERA MAACKII; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84912013881     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: 15731464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0661-x     Document Type: Article

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