The concurrent decline of the native Celastrus scandens and spread of the non-native Celastrus orbiculatus in the New York City metropolitan area

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-146

  Steward, Angela M ^a   Clemants, Steven E ^a   Moore, Gerry ^a  

^a Brooklyn Botanical Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Bittersweet; Celastrus orbiculatus; Celastrus scandens; New York Metropolitan Flora project

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE;

NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY; UNITED STATES;

CELASTRACEAE; CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS; CELASTRUS SCANDENS;

EID: 0038270092     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3557536     Document Type: Article

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