Biological Invasions
- ISBN-10
- 0412591901
- ISBN-13
- 9780412591907
- Series
- Biological Invasions
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Author
- M. Williamson
Description
Some biological invasions have marked ecological and economic effects. But most fail, and most of those that succeed have small effects. This volume should be of interest to plant ecologists, plant conservationists, population biologists, agriculturalists
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- 2011-05-23
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