Stochastic processes and crop types shape weed community assembly in arable fields

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 348-359

  Perronne, Rémi ^a   Le Corre, Valérie ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^b,c   Gaba, Sabrina ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

CWM; FDis; Functional traits; Metacommunity; Null model; Phenology; Range; Weed assembly

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ARABLE LAND; CEREAL; CROP PLANT; METAPOPULATION; PHENOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; STOCHASTICITY; WEED;

FRANCE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; HELIANTHUS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84922596183     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12238     Document Type: Article

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