Pinus contorta invasion in the Chilean Patagonia: Local patterns in a global context

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3961-3971

  Langdon, Bárbara ^a,b,c   Pauchard, Aníbal ^a,b,c   Aguayo, Mauricio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ECOSISTEMAS DE LA PATAGONIA CIEP   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Chile; Patagonia; Pine invasion; Pinus contorta

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; EROSION CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; REGENERATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEPPE;

CHILE; NEW ZEALAND; PATAGONIA;

BOS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 78149412858     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9817-5     Document Type: Article

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