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

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Alien plants introduced by different pathways differ in invasion success: Unintentional introductions as a threat to natural areas [1]

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, distribution and habitat range of 1,007 alien plant species introduced after 1500 A.D. to the Czech Republic differ among four basic pathways of introduction recognized for plants.

Publication Date:

15/09/2011

Author(s): Petr Pysek [2], Vojtěch Jarošík [3], Jan Pergl [4]

Source: PLoS ONE [5]

Vol:

6

Issue:

9

pp:

1-11

Tags:

Invasive Alien Species [6], Flora [7], Czech Republic [8]

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/alien-plants-introduced-different-pathways-differ-invasion-success-unintentional

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jan-pergl
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/invasive-alien-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flora
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/czech-republic