Lack of native species recovery following severe exotic disturbance in southern Californian shrublands

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 544-554

  Stylinski, Cathlyn D ^a   Allen, Edith B ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Exotic grasslands; Mediterranean Basin annual herbs; Typeconversion; Urban activities

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; REGENERATION; SHRUBLAND;

UNITED STATES;

AVENA; BACCHARIS SAROTHROIDES; BROMUS; ERIOGONUM FASCICULATUM; ERODIUM BOTRYS; HYPOCHAERIS GLABRA; VULPIA MYUROS;

EID: 0032874413     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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