Does invasive plant management aid the restoration of natural ecosystems?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2342-2349

  Reid, Adele M ^a   Morin, Louise ^a   Downey, Paul O ^b   French, Kristine ^c   Virtue, John G ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; Ecosystem processes; Native communities; Restoration; Weeds

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECOLONIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VERTEBRATE; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 68549086910     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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