Invasive Australian acacias on western Indian Ocean islands: A historical and ecological perspective

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 684-689

  Kull, C A ^a   Tassin, J ^b   Rambeloarisoa, G ^c   Sarrailh, J M ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c WWF Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean Programme Office   (Madagascar)

^d Laboratoire d'Ecologie Terrestre et de Lutte Intégrée   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB;

ACACIA;

EID: 57449113228     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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