Species-rich Scandinavian grasslands are inherently open to invasion

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 355-363

  Eriksson, Ove ^a   Wikström, Sofia ^a   Eriksson, Åsa ^a   Lindborg, Regina ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional diversity; Plant community invasibility; Seed dispersal; Seedling recruitment; Semi natural grasslands

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; INVASIBILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 29844456244     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-004-4720-6     Document Type: Article

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