Interactive effects of a non-native invasive grass Microstegium vimineum and herbivore exclusion on experimental tree regeneration under differing forest management

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 210-219

  Johnson, Daniel J ^a,d   Flory, S Luke ^b   Shelton, Angela ^a   Huebner, Cynthia ^c   Clay, Keith ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Forest management; Herbivores; Invasion ecology; Native non native interactions; Species interactions; Tree seedlings

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORE; INVASIVE SPECIES; REGENERATION; SURVIVORSHIP; VERTEBRATE;

MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM; QUERCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84921477793     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12356     Document Type: Article

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