Tahiti's native flora endangered by the invasion of Miconia calvescens DC. (Melastomataceae)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 775-781

  Meyer, Jean Yves ^a,b   Florence, Jacques ^a,c  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Papeete   (French Polynesia)

^b Delegation à l'Environnement   (French Polynesia)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; biological invasion; endangered flora; Melastomataceae; Miconia calvescens; oceanic islands; Tahiti

Indexed keywords

MICONIA CALVESCENS; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA CLAVESCENS;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENDANGERED FLORA; INTRODUCED PLANT;

FRENCH POLYNESIA, SOCIETY ISLANDS, TAHITI;

EID: 0030302430     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1996.tb00038.x     Document Type: Article

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