Patterns of exotic plants in relation to anthropogenic edges within urban forest remnants

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 525-535

  Lapaix, Richard ^a   Harper, Karen ^a   Freedman, Bill ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Edge influence; Edge interaction; Exotic species; Forest boundaries; Fragmentation; Trails; Urban parks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865974604     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01195.x     Document Type: Article

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