Alien flora of India: Taxonomic composition, invasion status and biogeographic affiliations

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-113

  Khuroo, Anzar A ^a   Reshi, Zafar A ^a   Malik, Akhtar H ^a   Weber, Ewald ^b   Rashid, Irfan ^c   Dar, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c Govt Degree College (Boys)   (India)

Author keywords

Alien plants; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biological invasions; India; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FLORA; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLICY MAKING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

INDIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ASTERACEAE; EUCALYPTUS; IPOMOEA; PAPILIONOIDEAE; POACEAE; SENNA;

EID: 84855258979     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-9981-2     Document Type: Article

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