Spread of common native and invasive grasses and ruderal trees following anthropogenic disturbances in a tropical dry forest

Spread of common native and invasive grasses and ruderal trees following anthropogenic disturbances in a tropical dry forest

Abstract Introduction A fundamental challenge to the integrity of tropical dry forest ecosystems is the invasion of non-native grass species. These grasses compete for resources and fuel anthropogenic wildfires. In 2012, a bulldozer from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority cleared a 570-m trail...

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Main Authors: Xavier A. Jaime, Skip J. Van Bloem, Frank H. Koch, Stacy A. C. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:Ecological Processes
Subjects:
Tropical dry forest
Grass invasions
Bulldozing
Wildfire
Leucaena leucocephala
Megathyrsus (Panicum) maximus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13717-017-0103-7

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