Lack of public awareness of biological invasions by plants

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-266

  Colton, Thomas F ^a   Alpert, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Non native species; Public knowledge; Weed

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EID: 0031673257     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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