Weak vs. strong invaders of natural plant communities: Assessing invasibility and impact

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 651-661

  Ortega, Yvette K ^a   Pearson, Dean E ^a  

^a USDA Forest Service Forestry Science Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Biotic resistance; Centaurea maculosa; Community properties; Diversity; Exotic plants; Functional groups; Grassland; Impacts; Invasibility; Species richness; Spotted knapweed

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INVASIBILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CENTAUREA MACULOSA;

EID: 15944372675     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0119     Document Type: Article

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