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RESEARCH LITERATURE

The Research Literature database was created and funded by the Florida Wildflower Foundation. Use the search features below to find scientific articles on native wildflowers that are commercially available or used in restoration projects.

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Effects of density on above and below ground biomass of the native alpine grass Poa fawcettiae and the environmental weed Achillea millefolium

Author(s): F. M. Johnston and C. M. Pickering

Year: 2007

Journal: Nordic Journal of Botany
Volume: 25
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 167-175

Article Topic(s): Competition, Invasive species
Research Setting(s): Greenhouse
Location: Austria

Species Referenced: Achillea millefolium (Common yarrow),

Abstract

Investigates the competition between Poa fawcettiae, which is native to the Australian Alps, and Achillea millefolium, which is invasive in that region. Achillea millefolium produced four times as much biomass as P. fawcettiae; however, A. millefolium root and shoot biomass declined in high density monocultures. The competitive ability of A. millefolium is attributed to root competition.

Suggested Citation

F. M. Johnston and C. M. Pickering. "Effects of density on above and below ground biomass of the native alpine grass Poa fawcettiae and the environmental weed Achillea millefolium." Nordic Journal of Botany 25.3-4 (2007): 167-175.

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