The history, distribution and rate of spread of the invasive alien plant, bridal creeper, Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Wight, as determined from a questionnaire survey of landholders in south-western Australia

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 105-116

  Stansbury, C D ^a   Scott, J K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asparagus asporagoides; Biogeographical distribution; Predictability; Questionnaire; Rate of spread; Weed history

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0032693228     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.1999.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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