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Protected-area boundaries as filters of plant invasions
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SYSNO ASEP 0365052 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Protected-area boundaries as filters of plant invasions Author(s) Foxcroft, L. C. (ZA)
Jarošík, Vojtěch (BU-J)
Pyšek, Petr (BU-J) RID, ORCID
Richardson, D. M. (ZA)
Rouget, M. (ZA)Number of authors 5 Source Title Conservation Biology. - : Wiley - ISSN 0888-8892
Roč. 25, č. 2 (2010), s. 400-405Number of pages 6 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords protected areas ; invasive plants ; Kruger National Park Subject RIV EF - Botanics R&D Projects LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) GA206/09/0563 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z60050516 - BU-J (2005-2011) UT WOS 000288460000025 DOI 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01617.x Annotation Based on a spatially explicit data set of more than 27,000 non-native plant presence records for South Africa’s Kruger National Park we examined the role of boundaries in preventing colonization of protected areas by non-native species. The number of records of non-native invasive plants declined rapidly beyond 1500 m inside the park; thus the park boundary limited the spread of non-native plants. The number of non-native invasive plants inside the park was a function of the amount of water runoff, density of major roads, and the presence of natural vegetation outside the park. Of the types of human-induced disturbance, only the density of major roads outside the protected area significantly increased the number of non-native plant records. Our findings suggest that the probability of incursion of invasive plants into protected areas can be quantified reliably. Workplace Institute of Botany Contact Martina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8 Year of Publishing 2012
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