Continental rain forest fragments in Singapore resist invasion by exotic plants

• Published in: Journal of biogeography Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 305 - 310
• Main Authors: Teo, Debbie H. L., Tan, Hugh T. W., Corlett, Richard T., Wong, Choong Min, Lum, Shawn K. Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.02.2003; Blackwell Publishing; Blackwell
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Clidemia hirta; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Forest ecology; fragmentation; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Introduced species; Invasive species; islands; Mangrove forests; Oceanic islands; Old growth forests; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; Phytogeography: From Selkirk Island to Singapore; Plant invasions; Plants; Rain forests; Secondary forests; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; tropical rain forest; Tropical rain forests; Asia; Singapore; ISEW, Singapore; Deforestation; Invasive species; Geographical isolation; Sensitivity resistance; Plant community; Tropical rain forest; Environmental monitoring; Native species; Fragmentation
• ISSN: 0305-0270; 1365-2699
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00813.x

Aim In general, the plant communities of oceanic islands suffer more from exotic plant invasions than their continental equivalents. At least part of this difference may be contributed by differences in non-biological factors, such as the antiquity and intensity of human impacts and the absence of i...