Alien plant species composition and associations with anthropogenic disturbance in North American forests

Plant Ecology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-62

  Stapanian, Martin A ^a,b   Sundberg, Scott D ^c   Baumgardner, Greg A ^d   Liston, Aaron ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRO West   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien species; Anthropogenic disturbance; Biological invasions; Forests; Ground vegetation; United States

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031754672     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009730702302     Document Type: Article

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