Relative importance of wetland type versus anthropogenic activities in determining site invasibility

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1425-1432

  Ervin, Gary ^a   Smothers, Melissa ^b   Holly, Christopher ^a   Anderson, Cori ^c   Linville, Jeffrey ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Aquatic plants; Dispersal; Invasion indices; Invasive species; Landscape characteristics; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC PLANT; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PLANT COMMUNITY; WETLAND;

EID: 33750192300     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-006-0006-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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