Biological invasions: Are they dependent on disturbance?

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-144

  Lozon, Joseph D ^a   MacIsaac, Hugh J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Disturbance ecology; Exotic species; Introduced species

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0001148868     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/a97-007     Document Type: Article

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