Mechanisms of plant invasion: A review

Invasive Plants and Forest Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 11-27

  Daneshgar, Pedram ^a   Jose, Shibu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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