Biological invasions in rapidly urbanizing areas: A case study of Beijing, China

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2483-2509

  Wang, Hua Feng ^a   López Pujol, Jordi ^b   Meyerson, Laura A ^c   Qiu, Jiang Xiao ^a   Wang, Xiao Ke ^a   Ouyang, Zhi Yun ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUT BOTÀNIC DE BARCELONA IBB CSIC ICUB   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Horticulture; Invasive species; Management; Naturalized species; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DICOTYLEDON; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HERB; HORTICULTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVASIVENESS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEGACITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; POPULATION GROWTH; RESEARCH WORK; URBANIZATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AMARANTHACEAE; ASTERACEAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 80052525804     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-9999-x     Document Type: Article

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