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A battle lost? Report on two centuries of invasion and management of Lantana camara L. in Australia, India and South Africa.

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Recent discussion on invasive species has invigorated the debate on strategies to manage these species. Lantana camara L., a shrub native to the American tropics, has become one of the worst weeds in recorded history. In Australia, India and South Africa, Lantana has become very widespread occupying millions of hectares of land. Here, we examine historical records to reconstruct invasion and management of Lantana over two centuries and ask: Can we fight the spread of invasive species or do we...

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10.1371/journal.pone.0032407

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
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Author
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
Journal:
PLoS ONE More from this journal
Volume:
7
Issue:
3
Pages:
e32407
Publication date:
2012-03-05
Acceptance date:
2012-01-30
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EISSN:
1932-6203
Language:
English
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pubs:316297
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uuid:ec868cbe-d134-4db1-88b6-62900935d85e
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pubs:316297
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316297
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2013-11-16

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