Factors associated with woody alien species distribution in a newly invaded mountain system of central Argentina

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1423-1434

  Giorgis, Melisa A ^a,b   Tecco, Paula A ^a,b   Cingolani, Ana M ^a,b   Renison, Daniel ^a,b   Marcora, Paula ^a,b   Paiaro, Valeria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b NGO Ecosistemas Argentinos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Altitude; Conservation; Exotic species; GIS; Human disturbance; Invasion drivers

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOTIC FACTOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PROBABILITY; PROPAGULE; ROAD; WOODY PLANT;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA];

EID: 79955982935     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9900-y     Document Type: Article

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