Invasion by native tree species prevents biotic homogenization in novel forests of Puerto Rico

Plant Ecology

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-64

  Abelleira Martínez, Oscar J ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Introduced invasive species; Land cover change; Spathodea campanulata; Tropical secondary forests

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EVERGREEN TREE; FACILITATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HOMOGENEITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SECONDARY FOREST; SEED DISPERSAL; SUBSTRATE; VEGETATION COVER;

PUERTO RICO;

ANIMALIA; BIGNONIACEAE; SPATHODEA CAMPANULATA; TULIPA;

EID: 77957904831     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9771-4     Document Type: Article

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