Switzerland and the invasive plant species issue

Botanica Helvetica

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-24

  Weber, Ewald ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Plant invasions; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PLANT;

SWITZERLAND;

IMPATIENS GLANDULIFERA; REYNOUTRIA JAPONICA; ROBINIA PSEUDACACIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; SOLIDAGO ALTISSIMA; SOLIDAGO GIGANTEA;

EID: 0034211029     PISSN: 02531453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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