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Invasion of an intact plant community: the role of population versus community level diversity.
Oecologia - 1 Apr 2012
Chang Cynthia C, Smith Melinda D
Abstract excerpt
To improve the understanding of how native plant diversity influences invasion, we examined how population and community diversity may directly and indirectly be related to invasion in a natural field setting. Due to the large impact of the dominant C(4) grass species (Andropogon gerardii) on invasion resistance of tallgrass prairie, we hypothesized that genetic diversity and associated traits within a population...
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