A meta-analysis of trait differences between invasive and non-invasive plant species.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Ecology Letters

• Publication date

  2010-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01418.xPMID 20002494
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