A review of models of alien plant spread

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 87, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 249-265

  Higgins, S I ^a   Richardson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Model comparison; Plant dispersal

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISPERSAL; INTRODUCED PLANT; MODEL COMPARISON; MODELLING;

EID: 0030500438     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(95)00022-4     Document Type: Review

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