Alien plants introduced by different pathways differ in invasion success: unintentional introductions as a threat to natural areas.

BACKGROUND: Understanding the dimensions of pathways of introduction of alien plants is important for regulating species invasions, but how particular pathways differ in terms of post-invasion success of species they deliver has never been rigorously tested. We asked whether invasion status, distrib...

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Main Authors: Petr Pyšek, Vojtěch Jarošík, Jan Pergl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3174229?pdf=render