Impact of an invasive clonal herb on epigaeic invertebrates in forest remnants in New Zealand

Biological Conservation

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-58

  Standish, Rachel J ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Invasive weed; Invertebrate assemblages; Pitfall trap; Tradescantia fluminensis; Weed impacts

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INVERTEBRATE; PITFALL TRAP; WEED;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ACARI; COLLEMBOLA; INVERTEBRATA; TRADESCANTIA; TRADESCANTIA FLUMINENSIS;

EID: 0347093643     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00172-1     Document Type: Article

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