The impacts of invasive plant species on the biodiversity of Australian rangelands

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-35

  Grice, A C ^a  

^a The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Plant invasion; Plant species richness; Weeds

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33744749204     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ06014     Document Type: Review

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