Alien conifer invasions in South America: Short fuse burning?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 573-577

  Richardson, David M ^a   Van Wilgen, Brian W ^b   Nuñez, Martin A ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Exotic plants; Management; Pinus; Pseudotsuga; Trees

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BURNING; CONIFEROUS TREE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

AFRICA; ARGENTINA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 41049094400     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9140-y     Document Type: Article

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