Of cecropias, snarks and boojums

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 295-300

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

^a University of Science and Technology   (Uganda)

^b Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (India)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien invasive species; Botanic gardens; Citizen science; Exotic; Landscape management; Low cost assessment; Naturalised; Threat

Indexed keywords

CECROPIA;

EID: 84856192375     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2011.610373     Document Type: Article

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