Invaders' control on post-disturbance succession in coastal mangroves

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-166

  Biswas, Shekhar R ^a   Khan, Md Saiful Islam ^b,c   Mallik, Azim U ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

biological invasion; cryptic ecological degradation; dispersal barrier; large disturbances; mangrove restoration; mangrove succession

Indexed keywords

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84859791266     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtr050     Document Type: Article

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