Post-fire invasion and subsequent extinction of Conyza spp. in Mediterranean forests is mostly explained by local factors

Weed Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 470-478

  Pino, J ^a   Arnan, X ^a   Rodrigo, A ^a   Retana, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alien plants; Biotic resistance; Fire severity; Vegetation cover; Vegetation resilience; Wildfires

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; FOREST FIRE; LANDSCAPE; RESILIENCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; VEGETATION; VEGETATION COVER; WEED; WILDFIRE;

CONYZA;

EID: 84887135454     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wre.12040     Document Type: Article

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