Linking invasions and biogeography: Isolation differentially affects exotic and native plant diversity

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 863-868

  Long, Jeremy D ^a   Trussell, Geoffrey C ^a   Elliman, Ted ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New England Wild Flower Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic resistance; Boston Harbor Islands, Massachusetts, USA; Dispersal; Invasibility; Invasive species; Island biogeography; Isolation; Plant diversity; Species richness; Vascular flora

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND; ISOLATED POPULATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; PLANT; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; MASSACHUSETTS; PLANTS;

BOSTON HARBOR; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63849178651     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1337.1     Document Type: Article

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