Internal transport of alien and native plants by geese and ducks: An experimental study

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1316-1329

  García Álvarez, Alberto ^a   van Leeuwen, Casper H A ^b   Luque, Carlos J ^a   Hussner, Andreas ^c   Vélez Martín, Alberto ^a   Pérez Vázquez, Andrés ^a   Green, Andy J ^d   Castellanos, Eloy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ludwigia; Spartina; Endozoochory; Plant invasions; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER ANSER; ARTHROCNEMUM; ARTHROCNEMUM MACROSTACHYUM; AVES; LUDWIGIA; LUDWIGIA URUGUAYENSIS; SALICORNIA; SPARTINA; SPARTINA DENSIFLORA; SUAEDA ESTEROA; SUAEDA VERA;

EID: 84930986569     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12567     Document Type: Article

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