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What Controls Invasion of Indigenous Forests by Alien Plants?

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Biological Invasions in New Zealand

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Wiser, S.K., Allen, R.B. (2006). What Controls Invasion of Indigenous Forests by Alien Plants?. In: Allen, R.B., Lee, W.G. (eds) Biological Invasions in New Zealand. Ecological Studies, vol 186. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30023-6_13

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