Vulnerability of oak-dominated forests in West Virginia to invasive exotic plants: Temporal and spatial patterns of nine exotic species using herbarium records and land classification data From: Castanea | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: Huebner, Cynthia D | Copyright Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Mar 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Are oak-dominated forests immune to invasive exotic plants? Herbarium and land classification data were used to evaluate the extent of spread of nine invasive exotic plants and to relate their distributions to remotely-sensed land use types in West Virginia. Collector-defined habitats indicated that the most common habitat was roadsides, but seven of the nine species were found in forests. Regression analyses indicated that the most significant variables were urban land use an...

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