The invasive woody weed Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri threatens native forests on La Réunion

Biological Invasions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-392

  Lavergne, Christophe ^a,b   Rameau, Jean Claude ^a   Figier, Jacques ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Endangered native ecosystems; Invasive alien plant; La R union; Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri; Mascarene Islands; Mauritius; Sri Lankan privet

Indexed keywords

AVES; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM ROBUSTUM; MAURITIUS;

EID: 0000029881     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010001529227     Document Type: Article

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