Backcountry huts as introduction points for invasion by non-native species into subalpine vegetation

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-245

  Morgan, John ^a   Carnegie, Vanessa ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ALPS; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; CERASTIUM GLOMERATUM; HYPOCHAERIS RADICATA; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO MAJOR; POA; POA ANNUA; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM AVICULARE; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; STELLARIA; STELLARIA MEDIA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 68149182988     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-41.2.238     Document Type: Article

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