Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science (2024)

Canavan, S., Meyerson, L. A., Packer, J. G., Pyšek, P., Maurel, N., Lozano, V., Richardson, D. M., Brundu, G., Canavan, K., Cicatelli, A., Čuda, J., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Guarino, F., Guo, W. Y., van Kleunen, M., Kreft, H., Lambertini, C., Pergl, J., ... Wilson, J. R. U. (2019). Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science. Biological Invasions, 21(1), 37-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1815-z

Canavan, Susan ; Meyerson, Laura A. ; Packer, Jasmin G. et al. / Tall-statured grasses : a useful functional group for invasion science. in: Biological Invasions. 2019 ; Band 21, Nr. 1. S. 37-58.

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Canavan, S, Meyerson, LA, Packer, JG, Pyšek, P, Maurel, N, Lozano, V, Richardson, DM, Brundu, G, Canavan, K, Cicatelli, A, Čuda, J, Dawson, W, Essl, F, Guarino, F, Guo, WY, van Kleunen, M, Kreft, H, Lambertini, C, Pergl, J, Skálová, H, Soreng, RJ, Visser, V, Vorontsova, MS, Weigelt, P, Winter, M & Wilson, JRU 2019, 'Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science', Biological Invasions, Jg. 21, Nr. 1, S. 37-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1815-z

Tall-statured grasses : a useful functional group for invasion science. / Canavan, Susan; Meyerson, Laura A.; Packer, Jasmin G. et al.

in: Biological Invasions, Band 21, Nr. 1, 15.01.2019, S. 37-58.

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Canavan S, Meyerson LA, Packer JG, Pyšek P, Maurel N, Lozano V et al. Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science. Biological Invasions. 2019 Jan 15;21(1):37-58. doi: 10.1007/s10530-018-1815-z