Edge effects on species composition and exotic species abundance in the North Carolina Piedmont

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1049-1060

  McDonald, Robert I ^a   Urban, Dean L ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ailanthus altissima; Corridors; Dispersal constraints; Edge effects; Exotic plants; Habitat fragmentation; Mass effects; Road effects

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST EDGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROCLIMATE; POISSON RATIO; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSECT;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; AMELANCHIER; CAMPSIS RADICANS; QUERCUS STELLATA;

EID: 33747146809     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-5227-5     Document Type: Article

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