Eradicating bodies in invasive plant management

Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 951-968

  Atchison, Jennifer ^a   Head, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Embodied geographies; Eradication; Invasives; Tropical weeds; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVASIVENESS; PLANT; REGULATORY APPROACH; WEED;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84889590123     PISSN: 02637758     EISSN: 14723433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/d17712     Document Type: Article

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