Population ecology of hybrid mesquite (Prosopis species) in Western Australia: How does it differ from native range invasions and what are the implications for impacts and management?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 727-741

  Van Klinken, Rieks D ^a   Graham, Jodi ^b   Flack, Lloyd K ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Pilbara Mesquite Management Committee Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Arid; Leguminoseae; Morphometrics; Native range; Sapling bank; Weed management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; RANGE EXPANSION; SHRUB; TREE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; PROSOPIS PALLIDA; PROSOPIS VELUTINA;

EID: 33745659262     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-3427-7     Document Type: Article

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