Long-distance dispersal of Black Spear Grass (Heteropogon contortus) seed on socks and trouser legs by walkers in Kakadu National Park

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-74

  Ansong, Michael ^a   Pickering, Catherine ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersal kernels; Protected areas; Tourism impacts; Weeds

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEED DISPERSAL; WEED;

AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; POACEAE;

EID: 84873823088     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emr.12021     Document Type: Article

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