Predicting rates and patterns of alien plant spread
The invasion of alien plants into natural ecosystems is a widespread phenomenon that impacts negatively on ecosystem structure and functioning. The invasion and subsequent spread of an alien plant population is equivalent to the processes of colonisation and migration. This implies that the existing...
Main Author: | Higgins, Steven Ian |
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Other Authors: | Richardson, Dave |
Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23675 |
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