Loss of native herbaceous species due to woody plant encroachment facilitates the establishment of an invasive grass

Although negative relationships between diversity (frequently measured as species richness) and invasibility at neighborhood or community scales have often been reported, realistic natural diversity gradients have rarely been studied at this scale. We recreated a naturally occurring gradient in spec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology (Durham) 2013-03, Vol.94 (3), p.751-760
Hauptverfasser:	Alofs, Karen M, Fowler, Norma L
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adverse effects Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Biomass Bothriochloa ischaemum Climate change Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Demography diversity Ecological invasion Ecosystem Edwards Plateau, central Texas, USA Encroachment Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration environmental factors Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Germination Grasses habitat destruction habitat fragmentation habitat loss Habitats indigenous species Introduced Species invasibility Invasive species Ischaemum King Ranch bluestem niche processes nonnative bunchgrass Nonnative species Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking plant density Plant ecology Plants Poaceae - classification Poaceae - physiology savannas Species Species diversity species-neutral competition Synecology Texas woody plant encroachment Woody plants
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