Assessing vulnerability to invasion by nonnative plant species at multiple spatial scales

Environmental Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 566-577

  Stohlgren, Thomas J ^a   Chong, Geneva W ^a   Schell, Lisa D ^b   Rimar, Kelly A ^b   Otsuki, Yuka ^b   Lee, Michelle ^b   Kalkhan, Mohammed A ^b   Villa, Cynthia A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitats vulnerable to invasion; Native plant diversity; Nonnative species richness; Soil and climate characteristics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

LOW-ELEVATION AREAS;

VEGETATION;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; PLANT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; PLANT; SOIL; SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES INVASION; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; ALTITUDE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORECASTING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

RIPARIA;

ALTITUDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FORECASTING; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036526838     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-001-0006-2     Document Type: Article

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