Plant invasions: Symptoms and contributors rather than causes of environmental degradation

Forests

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 896-902

  Jurskis, Vic ^a  

^a Forests NSW Native Forests Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competitive balance; Disturbance; Eucalypt; Fire; Invasive plants; Man; Nutrient cycling

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; EUCALYPT; INVASIVE PLANTS; MAN; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES;

FORESTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BURNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84883296583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f3040896     Document Type: Article

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