Consequences of invasion by the alien plant Mimulus guttatus on the species composition and soil properties of riparian plant communities in Scotland

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-240

  Truscott, Anne Marie ^a,b   Palmer, Steve C ^b   Soulsby, Chris ^b   Westaway, Sally ^a   Hulme, Phil E ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Addition experiments; Biodiversity; Biological invasions; Ecosystem impacts; Removal experiments

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CORRELATION; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; GERMINATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CLAYTONIA SIBIRICA; MIMULUS GUTTATUS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 51349109538     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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