The absence of fire can cause a lag phase: The invasion dynamics of Banksia ericifolia (Proteaceae)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 931-941

  Geerts, Sjirk ^a,b   Moodley, Desika ^a,b   Gaertner, Mirijam ^a   Le Roux, Johannes J ^a   Mcgeoch, Melodie A ^c,e   Muofhe, Cedric ^a,d   Richardson, David M ^a   Wilson, John R U ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^d Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries ^*  (South Africa)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Early detection and rapid response; Eradication; Fynbos; Horticulture; Proteaceae; Time lag

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FIRE HISTORY; FLOWER; FYNBOS; HORTICULTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MECHANICAL CONTROL; NECTAR; ORNITHOPHILY; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION GROWTH; SEED BANK; WOODLAND;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; BANKSIA; BANKSIA ERICIFOLIA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 84888351864     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aec.12035     Document Type: Article

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