Invasive plants and invaded ecosystems in Australia: Implications for biodiversity

Austral Ark: The State of Wildlife in Australia and New Zealand

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 105-133

  Gallagher, Rachael V ^a   Leishman, Michelle R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139519960.008     Document Type: Chapter

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