Invasive success of Lespedeza cuneata: allelopathy and competition

Lespedeza cuneata is an Asian legume introduced to the U.S. in the 1930s as erosion control and forage, but it can also have strong negative effects on native species and in some cases form dense monocultures. One proposed explanation for this invasive success is that L. cuneata produces allelopathi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coykendall, Katherine
Other Authors: Houseman, Gregory R.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Wichita State University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5164