Invasions: The perspective of diverse plant communities

Austral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Prieur Richard, Anne Helene ^a   Lavorel, Sandra ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diversity; Empty niche; Invasion; Plant community

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0034025165     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2000.01033.x     Document Type: Review

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