High nutrient uptake efficiency and high water use efficiency facilitate the spread of Stellera chamaejasme L. in degraded grasslands

Abstract Background Stellera chamaejasme L. is a poisonous plant widely distributes in degraded grasslands in China. The mechanism underlying its spread remains unknown. In some degraded grasslands, S. chamaejasme has gradually replaced previous dominant species, such as Leymus chinensis, Stipa kryl...

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Main Authors: Lizhu Guo, Jiahuan Li, Wei He, Li Liu, Ding Huang, Kun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Ecology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-019-0267-3