Demography and management of the invasive plant species Hypericum perforatum. II. Construction and use of an individual-based model to predict population dynamics and the effects of management strategies

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 494-507

  Buckley, Yvonne M ^a   Briese, David T ^b   Rees, Mark ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Control; Integrated weed management; Simulation; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHADING; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0037494993     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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