Diversity of native and alien vascular plant species of dry grasslands in central Europe

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 441-451

  Franz, Essl ^a   Thomas, Dirnböck ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Biological invasion; Habitat heterogeneity; Invasibility; Minimum residence time; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

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EID: 65249114759     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-7-18527     Document Type: Article

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