Transit towards floristic homogenization on oceanic islands in the south-eastern Pacific: Comparing pre-European and current floras

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-222

  Castro, Sergio A ^a   Muñoz, Mélica ^b   Jaksic, Fabian M ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alien species; Biotic change; Current flora; Desventuradas Archipelago; Easter Island; Endemism; Floristic homogenization; Juan Fern ndez Archipelago; Plant invasions; Pre European flora

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; EXTINCTION; FLORISTICS; HOMOGENEITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSLOCATION; VASCULAR PLANT;

CHILE; DESVENTURADAS ISLANDS; EASTER ISLAND; JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); SOUTH AMERICA; VALPARAISO [CHILE];

EID: 33846444708     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01605.x     Document Type: Article

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