Ballast water and bio-invasion: introduction of alien species associated with globalization

<em>Nowadays, there are hundreds of exotic plant species around the world due to the intense and artificial introduction caused by human intervention. Lately, this process has been intensified by globalization. Consequently, the competition generated between exotic and native plant species not...

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Main Authors: Julio Gustavo Augusto da Silva Santos, Maurício Nunes Lamonica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Essentia Editora IFFluminense 2010-05-01
Series:Vértices
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Online Access:http://essentiaeditora.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/40