Tree invasion in naturally treeless environments: Impacts of quinine (Cinchona pubescens) trees on native vegetation in Galápagos

Biological Conservation

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 297-307

  Jäger, Heinke ^a,b   Tye, Alan ^b   Kowarik, Ingo ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Biodiversity loss; Ecosystem engineer; Endemic species; Invasion impact; Oceanic island; Plant invasion

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; HERB; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; QUININE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CRUZ ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

CINCHONA; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; FILICOPHYTA; MICONIA;

EID: 35548961377     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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