Biodiversity, exotic plant species, and herbivory: The good, the bad, and the ungulate

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 246, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 66-72

  Vavra, Marty ^a   Parks, Catherine G ^a   Wisdom, Michael J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological diversity; Competition; Disturbance; Exotic plants; Grazing; Herbivory; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

EXOTIC PLANTS; HERBIVORY;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GRAZING; HERBIVORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE; ZOOCHORY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

UNGULATA;

EID: 34250763210     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.03.051     Document Type: Article

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