Distribution and spread of environmental weeds along New Zealand roadsides

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-204

  Sullivan, Jon J ^d   Williams, Peter A ^a   Timmins, Susan M ^b   Smale, Mark C ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Invasive plant naturalisation; Landscape ecology; Propagule pressure; Transport; Urban and rural roads

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NATURALIZATION; PROPAGULE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; RURAL TRANSPORT; URBAN TRANSPORT; WEED;

NEW ZEALAND;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 72749106354     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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