Introduced plants in Antarctica: Potential impacts and conservation issues

Biological Conservation

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-146

  Smith, R I Lewis ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Conservation; Impact; Introduced plants; Madrid Protocol; Natural ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC TREATY; INTRODUCED PLANT;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0029668284     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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