Significant increase in alien plants in Europe
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 17:35
in Mathematics & Economics
The number of alien plant species has more than tripled over the last 25 years. This is the finding of a study by European scientists who evaluated the data from 48 European countries and regions. 5789 plant species were classified as alien. 2843 originating outside of Europe, according to the researchers and their publication in the journal Preslia...
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