Acacia exchanges: Wattles, thorn trees, and the study of plant movements

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1258-1272

  Kull, Christian A ^a   Rangan, Haripriya ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Australia; Diffusion; Ecological imperialism; Environmental history; Forestry; Indian Ocean region; Invasive species; Plant transfers; Political ecology; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEED DISPERSAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA COLEI; ACACIA FARNESIANA; ACACIA MANGIUM; ACACIA MEARNSII; ACACIA MELANOXYLON; ACACIA NILOTICA;

EID: 42649091811     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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