Exotic plant species invade diversity hot spots: The alien flora of northwestern Kenya

Ecography

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-176

  Stadler, J ^a   Trefflich, A ^b   Klotz, S ^a   Brandl, R ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HOT SPOT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLANT COMMUNITY;

KENYA;

EID: 0034022009     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00272.x     Document Type: Article

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