Patterns of native and exotic vascular plant richness along an elevational gradient from sea level to the summit of the appalachian mountains, U.S.A

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-80

  Denslow, Michael W ^a   Palmer, Michael W ^b   Murrell, Zack E ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian Mountains; Elevation; Exotic; Gradient; Human impact; Native; Plants; Restricted cubic spline; Species richness; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FLORISTICS; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77951848085     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/09-RA-045.1     Document Type: Article

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