A characterization of the non-indigenous flora of the Azores Archipelago

Biological Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-204

  Silva, Luís ^a   Smith, Clifford W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Azores; Invasion; Islands; Non indigenous plants; Plant invaders

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FLORA; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLAND; NATIVE SPECIES;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ASTERACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; DICOTYLEDONEAE; FABACEAE; LILIOPSIDA; POACEAE; SCROPHULARIACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 3342913264     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BINV.0000022138.75673.8c     Document Type: Article

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