Alien invasive plants in China: Risk assessment and spatial patterns

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3489-3497

  Feng, Jianmeng ^a   Zhu, Youyong ^b  

^a DALI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alien invasive plants; China; Risk assessment; Risk rank; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHINA;

EID: 77958002568     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9909-7     Document Type: Article

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