Caragana arborescens invasion in Elk Island National Park, Canada

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-266

  Henderson, Darcy C ^a,c   Chapman, Ross ^b  

^a PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^b Elk Island National Park   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caragana arborescens; Deciduous forest; Demography; Diversity; Exotic species; Invasive species; Siberian pea shrub

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EROSION CONTROL; HEDGEROW; INVASIVE SPECIES; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNDERSTORY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ELK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK; GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

CARAGANA; CARAGANA ARBORESCENS; CORYLUS; CORYLUS CORNUTA; PISUM SATIVUM; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33746623320     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2006)26[261:CAIIEI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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