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Non‐random recruitment of invader species in experimental grasslands
Author(s) -
Roscher Christiane,
Schmid Bernhard,
Schulze ErnstDetlef
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
oikos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.672
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1600-0706
pISSN - 0030-1299
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17601.x
Subject(s) - species richness , biology , seed dispersal , seedling , biological dispersal , colonization , ecology , sowing , plant community , grassland , herb , agronomy , population , demography , medicinal herbs , sociology , traditional medicine , medicine
To assess potential effects of seed limitation, characteristics of invader species and characteristics of established plant communities on recruitment success, we conducted a split‐plot experiment factorially combining three weeding treatments corresponding to increasing successional age (regular weeding