Natural and land-use history of the Northwest mountain ecoregions (USA) in relation to patterns of plant invasions

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-158

  Parks, Catherine G ^a   Radosevich, Steven R ^b   Endress, Bryan A ^b   Naylor, Bridgett J ^a   Anzinger, Dawn ^b   Rew, Lisa J ^c   Maxwell, Bruce D ^c   Dwire, Kathleen A ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA ARS Rocky Mountain Research Station Laramie   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic plants; Invasive plant management; Landscape change; Mountain ecosystems; Pacific Northwest; Settlement history

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644587176     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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