Research on invasive-plant traits tells us a lot

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 317-

  van Kleunen, Mark ^a   Dawson, Wayne ^a   Dostal, Petr ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LETTER; NEW ZEALAND; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEW ZEALAND; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 79958728623     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.03.019     Document Type: Letter

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