Eradication of the invasive tree species Bischofia javanica and restoration of native forests on the Ogasawara Islands

Restoring the Oceanic Island Ecosystem: Impact and Management of Invasive Alien Species in the Bonin Islands

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 161-171

  Tanaka, Nobuyuki ^a   Fukasawa, Keita ^b   Otsu, Kayo ^c   Noguchi, Emi ^c   Koike, Fumito ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Assoc of Electronic Technology for   (Japan)

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EID: 84858588429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-53859-2_24     Document Type: Chapter

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