Use of exotic species during ecological restoration can produce effects that resemble vegetation invasions and other unintended consequences

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 247-251

  Wang, Xinglian ^a   Wang, Yunqi ^a   Wang, Yujie ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Land degradation; Native species; Time lag; Vegetation invasions

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VEGETATION; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXOTIC SPECIES; FORAGE CROPS; LAND DEGRADATION; LOCAL CONDITIONS; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL RESTORATION; PIONEER TREE SPECIES; SHORT PERIODS; TIME LAG; UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; VEGETATION;

RESTORATION;

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISTURBANCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND DEGRADATION; NATIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 84874337321     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.11.007     Document Type: Review

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