Volatile organic compounds emitted by invasive and native plant species under invasion scenarios and their potential ecological roles : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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Volatile organic compounds emitted by invasive and native plant species under invasion scenarios and their potential ecological roles : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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Climate change, human migration, and global trade favour the spread of plant species beyond their natural ranges. Many of these plants become invasive, posing a risk to the persistence and survival of native species and the ecosystems they invade. In New Zealand, the European woody shrub Calluna vulgaris (heather) is the most widespread invasive weed on the Central Plateau of North Island. Like most exotic invasive plants, the chemical behaviour (i.e. chemical production and chemical mediated...

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Thesis

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Doctoral

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2020

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Effah, Evans

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/16268

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Heather / Leptospermum scoparium / Volatile organic compounds / Environmental aspects| / Plant metabolites / Biological invasions / New Zealand / Ruapehu District / 410202 Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology

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