Are exotic natural enemies an effective way of controlling invasive plants?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 447-453

  Thomas, Matthew B ^a   Reid, Adele M ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; UNITED STATES; WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALASIA; ENVIRONMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; UNITED STATES; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 34547676258     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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