Decentring 1788: Beyond Biotic Nativeness

Geographical Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 166-178

  Head, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien; Australia; Biogeography; Indigenous; Nativeness; Plant

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOTIC FACTOR; COLONIZATION; DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84860114149     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2011.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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