Taxonomic imperialism in the battles for Acacia: Identity and science in South Africa and Australia

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-64

  Carruthers, Jane ^a   Robin, Libby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Alfred Crosby; Charles Elton; Ecological imperialism; Environmental history; Historical ecology; International Code of Botanical Nomenclature; Invasion biology; National floral emblem; Wattle; Weeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008796691     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359191003652066     Document Type: Article

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