Evidence, perceptions, and trade-offs associated with invasive alien plant control in the Table Mountain National Park, South Africa

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  van Wilgen, Brian W ^a,b  

^a Centre for Invasion Biology   (United States)

^b CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Ecosystem management; Forestry; Fynbos; Pines

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TRADE-OFF;

SOUTH AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; WESTERN CAPE;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84864440442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04590-170223     Document Type: Article

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