Ecological restoration of a fragmented urban shrine forest in southeastern Hyogo Prefecture, Japan: Initial effects of the removal of invasive Trachycarpus fortunei

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-316

  Ishii, Hiroaki T ^a   Iwasaki, Ayako ^a,b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hisai Factory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conservation; Edge effects; Forest fragment; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

AVES; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM; TRACHYCARPUS FORTUNEI;

EID: 50149089067     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-008-0067-6     Document Type: Article

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