The ecological barriers to the recovery of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce) infested sites: Impacts on vegetation and the potential increase in other exotic species

Austral Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 713-722

  Turner, Peter J ^a,b,c   Scott, John K ^a,b   Spafford, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Geophyte; Native plant community; Restoration; Seed bank; Weed substitution

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED BANK; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED CONTROL;

ASPARAGACEAE; ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES;

EID: 49849104773     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01839.x     Document Type: Article

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