Vulnerability of riparian zones to invasion by exotic vascular plants

Plant Ecology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-114

  Hood, W Gregory ^a   Naiman, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Exotic species; Kruger National Park; Riparian zones; South African rivers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; RIPARIAN ZONE; VASCULAR PLANT; VULNERABILITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034026874     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009800327334     Document Type: Article

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