Effects of land use and environment on alien and native macrophytes: Lessons from a large-scale survey of Australian rivers

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 132-143

  Quinn, Lauren D ^a   Schooler, Shon S ^a   Van Klinken, Rieks D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Invasibility; Latitudinal gradient; Native plants; Nutrients; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CATCHMENT; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUTROPHICATION; FOREST CANOPY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY; LAND USE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROPHYTE; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RIVER SYSTEM; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78650034946     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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