Australian acacias: Weeds or useful trees?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2217-2227

  Low, Tim ^a  

^a Invasive Species Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Agroforestry; Aid and development; Alien plant; Conflict of interest; Mesquite; Prosopis; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Weed; Woodlots

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGROFORESTRY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT AID; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LAND DEGRADATION; LEGUME; PERCEPTION; POPULATION REGULATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WEED; WOODLAND;

AFRICA;

ACACIA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 84867395370     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0243-8     Document Type: Article

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