Forest plant diversity is threatened by Robinia pseudoacacia (black-locust) invasion

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 3555-3568

  Benesperi, Renato ^a   Giuliani, Claudia ^a   Zanetti, Silvana ^a   Gennai, Matilde ^a   Mariotti Lippi, Marta ^a   Guidi, Tommaso ^a   Nascimbene, Juri ^b   Foggi, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Invasive alien species; Native deciduous forests; Northern Apennines; Robinia pseudoacacia; Stand age

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DICOTYLEDON; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND DYNAMICS; SUCCESSION;

APENNINES; ITALY;

ACRIDIDAE; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84869166975     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0380-5     Document Type: Article

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