Predicted impact of exotic vines on an endangered ecological community under future climate change

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4049-4063

  Gallagher, Rachael V ^a   Hughes, Lesley ^a   Leishman, Michelle R ^a   Wilson, Peter D ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Endangered ecological communities; Exotic vines; Littoral rainforests; Maxent; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTECTED AREA; RAINFOREST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VINE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78149414616     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9814-8     Document Type: Article

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