Weed dynamics in the Mediterranean urban ecosystem: Ecology, biodiversity and management

Weed Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 341-354

  Benvenuti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Mediterranean; Urban ecosystem; Weed dynamics; Weed ecology; Weed management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ASTERACEAE; AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA; POACEAE;

EID: 4944246974     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2004.00410.x     Document Type: Review

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