Overcoming resistance and resilience of an invaded community is necessary for effective restoration: A multi-site bracken control study

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 156-167

  Alday, Josu G ^a   Cox, Emma S ^a   Pakeman, Robin J ^b   Harris, Mike P K ^a   Leduc, Mike G ^a   Marrs, Rob H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid grassland; Calluna heathland; Long term monitoring; Principal response curves; Pteridium aquilinum; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND; INVASIBILITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BRYOPHYTA; CALLUNA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PTERIDIUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84873183100     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12015     Document Type: Article

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