African grass invasion in the Americas: Ecosystem consequences and the role of ecophysiology

Biological Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-140

  Williams, David G ^a   Baruch, Zdravko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

African grasses; Ecophysiology; Ecosystem effects; Global change; Invasions; Pasture conversion; Tropical America

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034477725     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010040524588     Document Type: Conference Paper

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