Poa pratensis L., current status of the longest-established non-native vascular plant in the Antarctic

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1473-1481

  Pertierra, Luis R ^a   Lara, Francisco ^a   Benayas, Javier ^a   Hughes, Kevin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien; Dispersal agents; Eradication; Flowering; Smooth meadow grass; Summer temperatures

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC TREATY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLONY; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FLOWERING; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASON; SEED PRODUCTION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; VASCULAR PLANT;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; CIERVA POINT; WEST ANTARCTICA;

POA; POA PRATENSIS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84883817803     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-013-1367-8     Document Type: Article

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