Springs ecosystems: vulnerable ecological islands where environmental conditions, life history traits, and human disturbance facilitate non-native plant invasions - Nielson, Kayleigh G.; Gill, Karen M.; Springer, Abraham E.; Ledbetter, Jeri D.; Stevens, Lawrence E.; Rood, Stewart B. (Biological invasions, 2019)
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