Plant community diversity and invasibility by exotics: Invasion of Mediterranean old fields by Conyza bonariensis and Conyza canadensis

Ecology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 412-422

  Prieur Richard, A H ^a   Lavorel, S ^a   Grigulis, K ^a   Dos Santos, A ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Conyza bonariensis; Conyza canadensis; Diversity; Functional groups; Mediterranean Basin; Old fields; Plant invasion; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0033832467     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2000.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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