Can horse riding induce the introduction and establishment of alien plant species through endozoochory and gap creation?

Plant Ecology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-244

  Törn, Anne ^a   Siikamäki, Pirkko ^b   Tolvanen, Anne ^c  

^a JAMK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alien species; Disturbance; Horse manure; Horse riding; Invasive species; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; DISTURBANCE; FORAGE; GAP DYNAMICS; GERMINATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; HORSE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MANURE; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SHRUB; UNGULATE; ZOOCHORY;

FINLAND; OULANKA NATIONAL PARK;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77951976423     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9701-5     Document Type: Article

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