Species richness altitudinal gradient of invasive plants on Réunion Island (Mascareigne archipelago, Indian ocean);Gradient altitudinal de richesse en plantes invasives à l'île de La Réunion (archipel des Mascareignes, océan Indien)

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-270

  Tassin, Jacques ^a   Rivière, Jean Noël ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ELEVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

EID: 3042602878     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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