Susceptibility of a Patagonian mallín flooded meadow to invasion by exotic species

Biological Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 473-481

  Raffaele, E ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

disturbance; invasive species; mall n; Patagonia; regeneration; wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INVASIBILITY; REGENERATION; WETLAND;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4544349210     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BINV.0000041560.33770.97     Document Type: Article

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