Identifying and modelling the determinants of woody plant invasion of lowland heath

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 868-881

  Manning, P ^a,b,c   Putwain, P D ^b   Webb, N R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula; Colonization; Dispersal limitation; Disturbance; Heathland; Herbivory; Invasion; Phosphorus; Recruitment limitation; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISTURBANCE; HEATHLAND; PHOSPHORUS; RECRUITMENT; SEED RAIN; WOODY PLANT;

BETULA;

EID: 5344265450     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00922.x     Document Type: Article

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