Fine-scale initiation of non-native Robinia pseudoacacia riparian forests along the Chikumagawa River in central Japan

Robinia pseudoacacia has become invasively naturalized in Japan. We investigated the role of sexual reproduction in the development of R. pseudoacacia riparian forests along the Chikumagawa River in Japan, by using five chloroplast (cpSSR) and seven nuclear (nSSR) markers. We identified eight chloro...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Kurokochi, Taizo Hogetsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ecological Society of Korea 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Ecology and Environment
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Online Access:http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kesk/STHHCL/2014/v37n1/STHHCL_2014_v37n1_21.pdf