Invasions of plant communities more of the same, something very different, or both?

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 220-233

  Simberloff, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 72849126065     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-163.1.220     Document Type: Article

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