Neo- and archaeophytes respond more strongly than natives to socio-economic mobility and disturbance patterns along an urban-rural gradient

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 835-844

  Brunzel, Stefan ^a,b   Fischer, S F ^b   Schneider, J ^b   Jetzkowitz, J ^c   Brandl, R ^a  

^a Department of Animal Ecology ^*  (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alien plants; Germany; Life strategies; Native plants; Plant distribution; Socio economic factors; Species richness; Urbanization; Weed control practices

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; HERBICIDE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION; WEED CONTROL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HESSE; WETTERAU BASIN;

EID: 63549096193     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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