Weed invasion in East Africa: Insights from herbarium records

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-22

  Stadler, J ^a   Mungai, G ^b   Brandl, R ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Alien weeds; Herbarium; Indigenous; Invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED WEED; WEED INVASION;

KENYA;

EID: 0031977921     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1998.115-89115.x     Document Type: Article

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