Plant species invasions along the latitudinal gradient in the United States

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2298-2309

  Stohlgren, Thomas J ^a   Barnett, David ^b   Flather, Curtis ^c   Kartesz, John ^d   Peterjohn, Bruce ^e  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Native plant species; Non indigenous plant species; Patterns of invasion; Species densities

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 23944483921     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1195     Document Type: Article

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