Altitudinal distribution of native and alien plant species in roadside communities from central Argentina

Austral Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-184

  Paiaro, Valeria ^a   Cabido, Marcelo ^a   Pucheta, Eduardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alien species; Altitudinal gradient; Fill slope; Mountain grassland; Road edge; Species composition; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; COLONIZATION; EDGE EFFECT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 79953047085     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02134.x     Document Type: Article

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