Ornamental plants as invasive aliens: Problems and solutions in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Environmental Management

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-51

  Foxcroft, Llewellyn C ^a,b,c   Richardson, David M ^c   Wilson, John R U ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Horticulture; Human dimensions; Invasive alien plants; Management; Naturalized plants; Ornamental plants; Protected areas; Weed

Indexed keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS; NATURALIZED PLANTS; ORNAMENTAL PLANTS;

BIOACTIVITY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RIVERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HORTICULTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; POPULATION SIZE; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HORTICULTURE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PLANT; POPULATION SIZE; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES INVASION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 37549061031     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9027-9     Document Type: Review

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