Predicting patterns of non-native plant invasions in Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 447-459

  Underwood, Emma C ^a   Klinger, Rob ^a   Moore, Peggy E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; GARP; Invasive plants; Non native species; Park management; Plant community analysis; Predictive modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIONAL PARK; PARK MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 4644288627     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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