The danger of re-introduction of invasive plants [Elektronische Ressource] : a novel experimental test with Lythrum salicaria from introduced and native range / vorgelegt von Srijana Joshi
The danger of re-introduction of invasive plants: A novel experimental test with Lythrum salicaria from introduced and native range Dissertation der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt von Srijana Joshi aus Rupandehi, Nepal Tübingen, 2010 ii Citation Joshi, S. 2010. The danger of re-introduction of invasive plants: A novel experimental test with Lythrum salicaria from introduced and native range. Ph.D.Thesis. University of Tübingen, Germany. Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: 18. 1. 2011 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel 1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Katja Tielbörger 2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Boecker iii iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..............................................................................vii ABSTRACT.................................................................................................... ix ZUSAMMENFASSUNG .................................................................................xii SYNOPSIS ......................................................................................................1 Introduction.................................