Ecology and management of Melaleuca quinquenervia, an invader of wetlands in Florida, USA

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-178

  Turner, C E ^a   Center, T D ^a   Burrows, D W ^b   Buckingham, G R ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BROAD-LEAVED PAPERBARK; INTRODUCED PLANT; WEED; WEEVIL;

USA, FLORIDA, EVERGLADES;

EID: 0031389812     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008205122757     Document Type: Article

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