The hazardous future of island floras

The Biology of Island Floras

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 488-510

  Heywood, Vernon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84894424441     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511844270.022     Document Type: Chapter

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