Innocent invaders? A preliminary assessment of cecropia, an american tree, in java

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 279-288

  Sheil, Douglas ^a,b,c   Padmanaba, Michael ^b  

^a University of Science and Technology   (Uganda)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien species; Botanic gardens; Citizen science, invasive species; Local views; Low cost survey; Naturalised flora; Precautionary principle; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CECROPIA; CECROPIA PELTATA;

EID: 84856184815     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2011.610371     Document Type: Article

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