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Challenges in invasive alien plant control in South Africa
Submitted: 09 October 2012 | Published: 01 November 2012
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Brian W. van Wilgen, Centre for Invasion Biology, CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, Stellenbosch, South AfricaRichard M. Cowling, Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Christo Marais, Environmental Programs, Department of Environmental Affairs, Cape Town, South Africa
Karen J. Esler, Centre for Invasion Biology, and Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Matthew McConnachie, Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Debbie Sharp, Environmental Programs, Department of Environmental Affairs, Cape Town, South Africa
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