Characteristics, significance, and human dimension of global invasive weeds

Invasive Plants: Ecological and Agricultural Aspects

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 251-268

  Bhowmik, Prasanta C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 77950530040     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-7643-7380-6_16     Document Type: Chapter

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