Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 439-451

  Kalwij, Jesse M ^a   Milton, Suzanne J ^a   McGeoch, Melodie A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Exotics; Habitat conduits; Invasion; Invasive species; Karoo; Road ecology; Seed dispersal; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT CORRIDOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; ROAD; SPECIES RICHNESS; TESTING METHOD; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43349088965     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3     Document Type: Article

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