Invasion of alien woody plants on the islands of Mahe and Silhouette, Seychelles

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-12

  Fleischmann, Karl ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abundance rating; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Ecological status; Glacis; Intermediate Mountain Mist Forest; Prominence value; Protection value; Trail transect

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE RATING; INTRODUCED PLANT; INVASION INTENSITY; SURVEY TECHNIQUE; WOODY PLANT;

SEYCHELLES, MAHE ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES, SILHOUETTE ISLAND;

ADENANTHERA PAVONINA; BIGNONIACEAE; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; LAURACEAE; MYRTACEAE; PHOENICOPHORIUM BORSIGIANUM; PSIDIUM LITTORALE; TABEBUIA PALLIDA;

EID: 0030620075     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237236     Document Type: Article

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