The importance of dispersal, disturbance, and competition for exotic plant invasions in Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 451-468

  Jesson, Linley ^a,b   Kelly, Dave ^a   Sparrow, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthoxanthum odoratum; Biological invasion; Cerastium fontanum; Disturbance; Exotic plants; Hieracium pilosella; Holcus lanatus; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; EXOTIC PLANT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NEW ZEALAND; PLANT INVASION; SURVIVAL;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

ARTHUR'S PASS NATIONAL PARK; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; CERASTIUM FONTANUM; HIERACIUM PILOSELLA; HOLCUS LANATUS;

EID: 0033662611     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2000.9512696     Document Type: Article

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