The historical and extant vascular flora of Pelham Bay Park, Bronx County, New York 1947-1998

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 368-386

  DeCandido, Robert ^a,c   Lamont, Eric E ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c Ben Gurion University of the Negev Eilat Campus   (Israel)

Author keywords

Flora; H. E. Ahles; New York City; Pelham Bay Park; Plant communities; Urban

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY;

BRONX COUNTY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACER; ACER PLATANOIDES; ALLIARIA PETIOLATA; AMPELOPSIS; AMPELOPSIS BREVIPEDUNCULATA; ASTER; ASTERACEAE; CAREX; FRANGULA; FRANGULA ALNUS; POACEAE; POLYGONUM; RHAMNUS;

EID: 15544382438     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4126941     Document Type: Article

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