In view of the massive change in the area of distribution of many world biota across classical biogeographical realms, and of the drastic restructuring of the b
Bioinvasions is a current top research subject for natural sciences, social sciences and humanities and a major concern for conservationists, land managers and
This book is an initiative of a subcommittee of SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) which realized that the integrity of many natural ec
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