Eucalyptus invasions in riparian forests: Effects on native vegetation community diversity, stand structure and composition

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 297, Issue , 2013, Pages 84-93

  Tererai, Farai ^a   Gaertner, Mirijam ^a   Jacobs, Shayne M ^a   Richardson, David M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Community level effects; Fynbos biome; Invasive alien plants; Management; Mediterranean type ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ALIEN PLANTS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY-LEVEL EFFECTS; FYNBOS BIOME; MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOME; DICOTYLEDON; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; RIPARIAN FOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND STRUCTURE;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; MEDITERRANEAN; PLANTS;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 84875506900     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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