Invasibility of four plant communities in the Llobregat delta (Catalonia, NE of Spain) in relation to their historical stability

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 570, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 257-263

  Pino, Joan ^a,b   Seguí, Josep Maria ^c   Alvarez, Nora ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c University of Puerto Rico ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Alien species; Coastal habitats; Landscape history; Llobregat delta

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SALINE WATER; VEGETATION; WATER RESOURCES;

ALIEN SPECIES; COASTAL HABITATS; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; LLOBREGAT DELTA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DATA INTERPRETATION; GIS; IMAGE; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND COVER; NATURALNESS; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION MAPPING;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; LLOBREGAT DELTA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33748305622     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0189-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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