Non-native plants add to the British flora without negative consequences for native diversity

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 4387-4392

  Thomas, Chris D ^a   Palmer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Biodiversity; Botany; Ecology; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FLORA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETATION; BIODIVERSITY; BOTANY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIODIVERSITY; BOTANY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLANTS;

EID: 84929660959     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1423995112     Document Type: Article

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