Are invasive species a major cause of extinctions?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 470-474

  Gurevitch, Jessica ^a   Padilla, Dianna K ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EXTINCTION;

EID: 4344578726     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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