A theory of seed plant invasiveness: The first sketch

Biological Conservation

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 171-181

  Rejmánek, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

genoma size; geographic ranges; invasions; seed mass; theory

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED PLANT;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

COMPOSITAE; FABACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0030251395     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(96)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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