Add to ORKGTo resist establishment by an invasive plant, a community may require one or more species functionally similar to the invader in their resource acquisition pattern. In this study, communities consisting of native winter annual forbs, non-native annual grasses, native perennials, or a combination of the two native communities were established with and without Centaurea solstitialis to determine the effect of soil moisture and light availability on plant community invasion resistance. The annual plant communities were unable to resist invasion by C. solstitialis. In the native winter annual forb community, senescence in late spring increased light penetration (\u3e75%) to the soil surface, allowing seeded C. solstitialis to quickly establish ...
The invasion and spread of exotic plants following land disturbance threatens semiarid ecosystems. I...
The invasion of native plant communities by exotic species is a cause for much environmental concern...
16 pagesExotic species pose a threat to many ecosystems within the western U.S. The annual grass spe...
To resist establishment by an invasive plant, a community may require one or more species functional...
Plant community functional composition can be manipulated in restored ecosystems to reduce the estab...
In a 2-year field study, we quantified lateral root growth patterns and soil water depletion dynamic...
A common explanation for Centaurea solstitialis invasion in California is that it occupies an "empty...
Invasive and native plant species compete for resources in similar pools, with disturbances often fa...
Many plant invasion studies in grasslands suggest that resident plants that share functional traits ...
Human modification of the environment is causing both loss of species and changes in resource availa...
Invasive species have become an increasingly large concern, particularly in already degraded ecosyst...
Ecological studies often suggest that diverse communities are most resistant to invasion by exotic p...
In California, little is known about the sensitivity of native bunchgrasses to competition or to cha...
To assess the potential role of biological soil crusts and native perennial grasses in the establish...
Graduation date: 2014Biological plant invasions are diminishing the ecological integrity and functio...
The invasion and spread of exotic plants following land disturbance threatens semiarid ecosystems. I...
The invasion of native plant communities by exotic species is a cause for much environmental concern...
16 pagesExotic species pose a threat to many ecosystems within the western U.S. The annual grass spe...
To resist establishment by an invasive plant, a community may require one or more species functional...
Plant community functional composition can be manipulated in restored ecosystems to reduce the estab...
In a 2-year field study, we quantified lateral root growth patterns and soil water depletion dynamic...
A common explanation for Centaurea solstitialis invasion in California is that it occupies an "empty...
Invasive and native plant species compete for resources in similar pools, with disturbances often fa...
Many plant invasion studies in grasslands suggest that resident plants that share functional traits ...
Human modification of the environment is causing both loss of species and changes in resource availa...
Invasive species have become an increasingly large concern, particularly in already degraded ecosyst...
Ecological studies often suggest that diverse communities are most resistant to invasion by exotic p...
In California, little is known about the sensitivity of native bunchgrasses to competition or to cha...
To assess the potential role of biological soil crusts and native perennial grasses in the establish...
Graduation date: 2014Biological plant invasions are diminishing the ecological integrity and functio...
The invasion and spread of exotic plants following land disturbance threatens semiarid ecosystems. I...
The invasion of native plant communities by exotic species is a cause for much environmental concern...
16 pagesExotic species pose a threat to many ecosystems within the western U.S. The annual grass spe...