Plant Invasions: The Role of Biotic Interactions
- ISBN-10
- 1789242177
- ISBN-13
- 9781789242171
- Series
- Plant Invasions
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 479
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-11-20
- Publisher
- CABI
- Authors
- David M. Richardson, Anna Traveset
Description
There are many books on aspects of plant invasions, but none that focus on the key role of species interactions in mediating invasions. This book reviews exciting new findings and explores how new methods and tools are shedding new light on crucial processes in plant invasions. This book will be of interest to academics and students of ecology, researchers engaged in developing management solutions, scientific managers of natural ecosystems, and policy-makers.
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Other editions
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- 1998
- 362 pages
- Paperback
- Backhuys Publishers
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