Biological invasions and the study of vertebrate dispersal of plants: Opportunities and integration

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 650-656

  Westcott, David A ^a   Fletcher, Cameron S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Management; Modelling; Seed dispersal; Zoochory

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MOVEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEED DISPERSAL; VERTEBRATE; ZOOCHORY;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80955133938     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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