Forest processes in the presence of wild ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-54

  Williams, P A ^a   Winks, C ^b   Rijkse, W ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adventive species; Hedychium gardnerianum; Litter composition; Litterfall; Weeds

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FLORISTICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTERFALL; SEED RAIN; SOIL PROPERTY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WEED;

NEW ZEALAND;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CORYNOCARPUS; CORYNOCARPUS LAEVIGATUS; DYSOXYLUM; HEDYCHIUM; HEDYCHIUM GARDNERIANUM; RHOPALOSTYLIS SAPIDA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0037931992     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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