Invasive alien plants and South African rivers: A proposed approach to the prioritization of control operations

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 711-723

  Van Wilgen, B W ^a   Nel, J L ^a   Rouget, M ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Conservation planning; Lesotho; Water stress; Working for Water programme

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847694225     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01711.x     Document Type: Article

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