Life history variation, population dynamics, and impact of the introduced weed, mullein (Verbascum thapsus) on the island of Hawaii
- Author:
- Ansari, Shahin
- Title:
- Life history variation, population dynamics, and impact of the introduced weed, mullein (Verbascum thapsus) on the island of Hawaii
- Periodical:
- Botany
- Year:
- 2007
- Volume:
- Ph.D.
- Pages:
- 292
- Subject:
- Mullein Verbascum thapsus Introduced species Weeds
- Summary:
- This research explores whether adaptive changes have occurred in Verbascum thapsus, an Eurasian weed, in Hawaii. Life history traits of over 3000 seedlings were followed at seven elevations along the slopes of Mauna Kea. The results suggested that phenotypic plasticity accounts for the observed life history variation in V. thapsus on Mauna Kea. The control of the weed is also discussed.
- Date:
- May 2007
- Collection:
- Monographs