When should exotic forest plantation tree species be considered as an invasive threat and how should we treat them?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1765-1778

  Dodet, Marine ^a   Collet, Catherine ^a  

^a LERFoB   (France)

Author keywords

Forest plantation; Invasive trees; Life history traits; Management strategies

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GROWTH RATE; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PROPAGULE; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ACACIA;

EID: 84865431052     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0202-4     Document Type: Article

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