The potential impact of an introduced shrub on native plant diversity and forest regeneration

Biological Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 369-373

  Merriam, Robert W ^a   Feil, Elisabeth ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b 10 Springside Park ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Chinese privet; Ligustrum sinense; Mixed hardwood forest; Tree regeneration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MIXED FOREST; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

ILEX; ILEX OPACA; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM SINENSE;

EID: 0037985438     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023668101805     Document Type: Article

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