Can a small park preserve its flora? A historical study of Bic National Park, Quebec

Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-35

  Lavoie, Claude ^a   Saint Louis, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Flora; Historical ecology; Ornamental plant; Park; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; SURVEYS;

EXOTIC SPECIES; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; ORNAMENTAL PLANT; VEGETATION CHANGE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FIELD SURVEY; FLORA; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; VEGETATION;

BIC NATIONAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 40449093446     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B07-106     Document Type: Article

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