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Alien species in South Africa’s national parks

Dian Spear, Melodie A. McGeoch, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Hugo Bezuidenhout
Koedoe | Vol 53, No 1 | a1032 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v53i1.1032 | © 2011 Dian Spear, Melodie A. McGeoch, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Hugo Bezuidenhout | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 01 November 2010 | Published: 01 August 2011

About the author(s)

Dian Spear, Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Melodie A. McGeoch, Centre for Invasion Biology and Cape Research Centre, South African National Parks, Steenberg, South Africa
Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Centre for Invasion Biology and Conservation Services, South African National Parks, Skukuza, South Africa
Hugo Bezuidenhout, Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Kimberley, South Africa

Abstract

Alien species in South Africa’s national parks

Keywords

Invasive alien species, Protected Areas, Management

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