Comparison of species richness and frequency cover of forest floor plants and lichens in sites invaded and uninvaded by the invasive club moss Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A. Braun.
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Nessia, Hayley
Dale, Arnja
Perrott, John
Waipara, N.
Aguilar, Glenn
Blanchon, Dan
Dale, Arnja
Perrott, John
Waipara, N.
Aguilar, Glenn
Blanchon, Dan
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2014-10-14
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Selaginella kraussiana (African clubmoss)
invasive species
species richness
frequency cover
invasive species
species richness
frequency cover
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Nessia, H. R., Dale, A. R., Perrott, J. K., Waipara, N.W., Aguilar, G.D., and Blanchon, D. J. (2014). Comparison of species richness and frequency cover of forest floor plants and lichens in sites invaded and uninvaded by the invasive club moss Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A. Braun. Plant Protection Quarterly, 29(2), pp.66-70.
Abstract
Selaginella kraussiana, or the African club moss, is a fern ally in the family Selaginellaceae invasive to several countries including New Zealand. This study was carried out to compare species richness and frequency cover in adjacent forest floor botanical communities with and without S. kraussiana using a paired experimental design. Sites with S. kraussianahad reduced species richness, particularly the number of conifer and flowering plant species.Frequency cover (excluding S. kraussiana) was not significantly affected.
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Polymeria Publishing
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