Influence of aboveground removal on an invasive perennial herb Rudbeckia laciniata L. (Compositae) in June : difference in belowground size(Scientific Evaluations)

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Conservation Ecology Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 151 - 155
• Main Authors: Osawa, Takeshi, Akasaka, Munemitsu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: The Ecological Society of Japan 01.11.2007
• Subjects: Alien plant control; Ecosystem management; Hakone Japan; Harvest; Resource allocation; Rudbeckia laciniata

We examined the response to the aboveground removal of a noxious invasive plant Rudbeckia laciniata L. (Compositae), conducted in June. The belowground size and proportion of flowering individuals were compared in a plot subject to aboveground removal and in an undisturbed plot in Hakone, Central Ja...