Ecological niche modelling of an invasive alien plant and its potential biological control agents

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-146

  Trethowan, P D ^a   Robertson, M P ^a   McConnachie, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biological invasions; Campuloclinium macrocephalum; Ecological niche modeling; Pompom weed

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOME; DATA SET; DICOTYLEDON; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODEL VALIDATION; NICHE; SAVANNA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CAMPULOCLINIUM; CAMPULOCLINIUM MACROCEPHALUM; COCHYLIS; LIOTHRIPS;

EID: 78651482514     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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