Potential spread of the invasive plant Hydrilla verticillata in South Africa based on anthropogenic spread and climate suitability

Biological Invasions

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 801-812

  Coetzee, Julie A ^a,b   Hill, Martin P ^a   Schlange, Dieter ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anglers; Climate based distribution modeling; Hydrilla; Integrated management; Vectors of spread

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CLIMATE EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; PONGOLAPOORT DAM; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA;

EID: 61449165021     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9294-2     Document Type: Article

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