Slowing down a pine invasion despite uncertainty in demography and dispersal

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1020-1030

  Buckley, Yvonne M ^a,b   Brockerhoff, Eckehard ^c   Langer, Lisa ^c   Ledgard, Nicholas ^c   North, Heather ^d   Rees, Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Integrodifference equation; Invasive; Matrix model; Pinus nigra; Sensitivity; Spread; Uncertainty analysis; Wave speed

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; INVASIBILITY; SEED DISPERSAL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 31344435056     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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