Linking biotic homogenization to habitat type, invasiveness and growth form of naturalized alien plants in North America

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-125

  Qian, Hong ^a   Guo, Qinfeng ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Exotic species; Floristic differentiation; Life history; Non native species; Species traits; Taxonomic homogenization

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH FORM; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 74549151113     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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