A number of enzymes have been employed for ELISA, including alkaline phosphatase, horseradish peroxidase, and -galactosidase. These assays approach the sensitivity of RIAs and have the advantage of being safer and less costly.

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Facilitation may be important in early seral stages and inhibition important in later ones or vice versa. 

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Morphological differences and the probability of invasion success

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Plant species richness with field age

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Characteristics of early and late seral stages

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Character                         early stage         late stage 

Root to shoot ratio                    high             low

Number of seed                         many            few

Seed size                                     small            large

Biotic potential                           high             low

Productivity per biomass           high             low

NPP                                              high             low

P/R ratio                                        >1               =1

Nutrient cycling                       open             closed

Importance of detrivores          less              more

Stratification                               No               Yes 

Regeneration ability                 more              less

Resistance ability                        less              more