Exotic plant invasions in successional systems: the utility of a long-term approach

Scott J. Meiners; Mary L. Cadenasso; Steward T. A. Pickett

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Exotic plant invasions in successional systems: the utility of a long-term approach

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Scott J. Meiners, Mary L. Cadenasso, Steward T. A. Pickett

Year:

2003

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fosbroke, Sandra L. C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 70-72.

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Abstract

The limited temporal duration of most studies constrains our understanding of the dynamics of invasion, and the subsequent function of exotic species in plant communities. While most plant invasions occur over time periods of decades or longer, most experimental studies of invasions are brief, lasting only 1-2 years.

Parent Publication

Economies of Scale and Forest Management in Mississippi

Citation

Meiners, Scott J.; Cadenasso, Mary L.; Pickett, Steward T. A. 2003. Exotic plant invasions in successional systems: the utility of a long-term approach. In: Fosbroke, Sandra L. C.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2002 January 15-18; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-300. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 70-72.