Current and Future Consequences of Invasion by Alien Species: A Case Study from South Africa

Bioinvasions and Globalization: Ecology, Economics, Management, and Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Van Wilgen, B W ^a   Richardson, D M ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Invasive species; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920095088     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560158.003.0013     Document Type: Chapter

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