Quantifying threats to biodiversity from invasive alien plants and other factors: A case study from the Cape Floristic Region

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Latimer, A M ^a   Silander Jr , J A ^a   Gelfand, A E ^b   Rebelo, A G ^c   Richardson, D M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PROTEACEAE;

EID: 2342642047     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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