Open AccessSpreading to a limit: the time required for a neophyte to reach its maximum range
Author(s) -
Gassó Núria,
Pyšek Petr,
Vilà Montserrat,
Williamson Mark
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
diversity and distributions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.918
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1472-4642
pISSN - 1366-9516
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00647.x
Subject(s) - range (aeronautics) , czech , geography , alien , physical geography , limit (mathematics) , ecology , statistics , demography , environmental science , biology , mathematics , engineering , population , sociology , mathematical analysis , philosophy , linguistics , census , aerospace engineering
The average range size of alien plants in Spain reaches a maximum at 143 years. This is consistent with estimates of such a maximum in Ireland, Britain, Germany and the Czech Republic. A round figure of about 150 years on average for neophytes to reach their maximum range in European countries is indicated.