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Native herbivores and plant facilitation mediate the performance and distribution of an invasive exotic grass

  1. J. Hall Cushman1,*,
  2. Christopher J. Lortie2,
  3. Caroline E. Christian3

Article first published online: 7 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01776.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 524–531, March 2011

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Cushman, J. H., Lortie, C. J. and Christian, C. E. (2011), Native herbivores and plant facilitation mediate the performance and distribution of an invasive exotic grass. Journal of Ecology, 99: 524–531. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01776.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Biology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Biology, York University, Toronto ON M3J 1P3, Canada

  3. 3

    Department of Environmental Studies and Planning, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA

* Correspondence author: cushman@sonoma.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 7 JAN 2011
  3. Received 30 June 2010; accepted 12 November 2010 Handling Editor: Ray Callaway

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