Plant Transfers, Bio-invasions and Biocultural Diversity: Perspectives from Africa
- ISBN-10
- 9383650559
- ISBN-13
- 9789383650552
- Category
- Biodiversity conservation
- Pages
- 39
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Author
- William Beinart
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