Predicting and explaining plant invasions through analysis of source area floras: Some critical considerations

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-187

  Pyšek, Petr ^a   Richardson, David M ^b   Williamson, Mark ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeophytes; Biological invasions; Distribution ranges; Native species; Neophytes; Prediction; Residence time; Source area approach; Species pool

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INVASIBILITY; PLANT; PREDICTION; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES POOL;

EID: 2342510239     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00079.x     Document Type: Review

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