Woody invasions of urban trails and the changing face of urban forests in the great plains, USA

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-256

  Nemec, Kristine T ^a   Allen, Craig R ^a   Alai, Aaron ^a   Clements, Greg ^b   Kessler, Andrew C ^b   Kinsell, Travis ^b   Major, Annabel ^b   Stephen, Bruce J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN REGION;

GREAT PLAINS;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; LONICERA; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS ALBA; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS CATHARTICA; ULMUS;

EID: 79953243821     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-165.2.241     Document Type: Article

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