Microhabitat factors and the distribution of exotic species across forest edges in temperate deciduous forest of Southern Illinois, USA

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-266

  Honu, Y A K ^a,b   Gibson, D J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gateway Community and Technical College   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium vineale; Cardamine hirsuta; Edge effect; Edge habitat; Exotic species; Invasion ecology; Lonicera japonica; Microhabitat factors

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST EDGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROHABITAT; PH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL TEXTURE; WEED CONTROL;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALLIUM VINEALE; CARDAMINE; CARDAMINE HIRSUTA; LONICERA; LONICERA JAPONICA;

EID: 33748278742     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2006)133[255:MFATDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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