Spread of the exotic croftonweed (Eupatorium adenophorum) across southwest China along roads and streams

Weed Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1068-1072

  Lu, Zhijun ^a,b   Keping, Ma ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Community invasibility; Disturbance; Invasive species; Light availability; Road ecological effects

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ELEVATION; HERB; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; ROAD; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUILI; SICHUAN;

AGERATINA ADENOPHORA; EUPATORIUM;

EID: 33846033158     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-06-040R1.1     Document Type: Article

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