The abundance, distribution and edge associations of six non-indigenous, harmful plants across North Carolina

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-291

  Merriam, Robert W ^a,b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ailanthus altissima; Biological invasion; Chinese privet; Exotic plants; Invasive plants; Japanese honeysuckle; Kudzu; Ligustrum sinense; Lonicera japonica; Multiflora rose; Non indigenous plants; Pueraria lobata; Rosa multiflora; Tree of heaven

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; CELASTRUS; CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS; JAPONICA; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM SINENSE; LOBATA; LONICERA; LONICERA JAPONICA; PUERARIA; PUERARIA LOBATA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA; ROSA; ROSA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 0842328898     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3557546     Document Type: Review

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