Aliens in Transylvania: risk maps of invasive alien plant species in Central Romania

Using the MAXENT algorithm, we developed risk maps for eight invasive plant species in southern Transylvania, Romania, a region undergoing drastic land-use changes. Our findings show that invasion risk increased with landscape heterogeneity. Roads and agricultural areas were most prone to invasion,...

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Main Authors: Heike Zimmermann, Jacqueline Loos, Henrik von Wehrden, Joern Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-01-01
Series:NeoBiota
Online Access:http://neobiota.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4527