Identifying indicator plant species of habitat quality and invasibility as a guide for peri-urban forest management

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1699-1713

  Godefroid, Sandrine ^a   Koedam, Nico ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alien; Commonness; Indicator species; Invasibility; Non native; Rarity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; FLORISTICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY;

BELGIUM;

ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS; GALEOPSIS TETRAHIT; OVATUS; SENECIO; SENECIO OVATUS;

EID: 0037513499     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023606300039     Document Type: Article

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