Asian Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) Occurrence at Coarse and Fine Scales in North Carolina and Virginia

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a widespread, invasive, twining vine in eastern North American forests. Factors associated with its local occurrence are well known but seldom reported at geographic scales coarser than research locations. We evaluated its occurrence across a hierarchy of land units ranging from coarse (provinces), intermediate (landscapes), and fine (site) scales in […]