Weeds in paradise: Thoughts on the invasibility of tropical islands

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-127

  Denslow, Julie S ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien species; Exotic species; Extinctions; Invasibility; Invasive species; Island ecosystems; Plant communities; Tropical islands

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037283427     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3298531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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