Coastal sand dune vegetation: An extreme case of species invasion

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-22

  Castillo, S A ^a   Moreno Casasola, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coastal dune; Richness; Species distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003046525     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02743033     Document Type: Article

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