California native and exotic perennial grasses differ in their response to soil nitrogen, exotic annual grass density, and order of emergence

California native and exotic perennial grasses differ in their response to soil nitrogen, exotic annual grass density, and order of emergence

Early emergence of plant seedlings can offer strong competitive advantages over later-germinating neighbors through the preemption of limiting resources. This phenomenon may have contributed to the persistent dominance of European annual grasses over native perennial grasses in California grasslands...

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Main Authors: D'Antonio, Carla M., Corbin, Jeffrey D., Abraham, Joel K.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Springer Netherlands 2009
Subjects:
seedling dynamics
invasion
fertilization
priority effects
exotic species
germination
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/49479

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