Invasion of Agave species (Agavaceae) in south-east Spain: Invader demographic parameters and impacts on native species

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 493-500

  Badano, Ernesto I ^a   Pugnaire, Francisco I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agave americana; Agave fourcroydes; Agave sisalana; Alien species; Biological invasions; Diversity; Niche opportunity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NICHE; REPRODUCTION; SANDY SOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; AGAVE AMERICANA; AGAVE FOURCROYDES; AGAVE SISALANA;

EID: 4644311056     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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