Growth and Competitive Effects of Centaurea stoebe Populations in Response to Simulated Nitrogen Deposition

Increased resource availability can promote invasion by exotic plants, raising concerns over the potential effects of global increases in the deposition of nitrogen (N). It is poorly understood why increased N favors exotics over natives. Fast growth may be a general trait of good invaders and these...

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Main Authors: He, Wei-Ming, Montesinos, Daniel, Thelen, Giles C., Callaway, Ragan M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3338586/