Invasive Plant Ecology i...

Invasive Plant Ecology i...
ISBN-10
1780640668
ISBN-13
9781780640662
Language
English
Publisher
CABI
Authors
Murphy, Booth, C.J.

Description

Many such species germinate early and grow taller at a faster rate to acquire as much light as possible, e.g. self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) (Miller et al., 1994). Because the presence of dense leaf canopies reduces the quantity and ...

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