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Potential for multiple lag phases during biotic invasions: reconstructing an invasion of the exotic tree Acer platanoides

  1. STEVEN R. WANGEN,
  2. CHRISTOPHER R. WEBSTER

Article first published online: 31 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01138.x

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Journal of Applied Ecology

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volume 43, Issue 2, pages 258–268, April 2006

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WANGEN, S. R. and WEBSTER, C. R. (2006), Potential for multiple lag phases during biotic invasions: reconstructing an invasion of the exotic tree Acer platanoides. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43: 258–268. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01138.x

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  1. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA

* Christopher R. Webster, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA (fax 906/487 2915; e-mail cwebster@mtu.edu).

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  1. Issue published online: 31 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 31 MAR 2006
  3. Received 16 June 2005; final copy received 8 November 2005 Editor: Yvonne Buckley

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