Over here: American animals in Britain

Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals: Human Perceptions, Attitudes and Approaches to Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 39-54

  Coates, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904068652     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203525753     Document Type: Chapter

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