Assessing the influence of historical factors, contemporary processes, and environmental conditions on the distribution of invasive species1

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 260-271

  McDonald, Robert I ^a,c   Motzkin, Glenn ^b   Foster, David R ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Berberis thunbergii; Celastrus orbiculata; Disturbance; Edge effects; Forest management; Glossy buckthorn; Invasive plant species; Japanese barberry; Land use legacies; Massachusetts; Multiflora rose; Oriental bittersweet; Rhamnus frangula; Rosa multiflora

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST SOIL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HARVESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; WOODLAND;

BERBERIS; BERBERIS THUNBERGII; CELASTRUS; CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS; FRANGULA; FRANGULA ALNUS; ROSA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 72849139874     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/08-RA-012.1     Document Type: Article

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