A landscape perspective of the stream corridor invasion and habitat characteristics of an exotic (Dioscorea oppositifolia) in a pristine watershed in Illinois

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1103-1113

  Thomas, Jennifer R ^b   Middleton, Beth ^c   Gibson, David J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Bulbils; Chinese yam; Dispersal; Fire management; Floodplain; Invasive species; Oak hickory forest; Riparian forest; Spatial distribution; Viability; Wilderness management

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LONGEVITY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STREAM; VINE; WATERSHED;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA POLYSTACHYA;

EID: 33747096630     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-8155-5     Document Type: Article

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