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Convey, P., Frenot, Y., Gremmen, N., Bergstrom, D.M. (2006). Biological Invasions. In: Bergstrom, D.M., Convey, P., Huiskes, A.H.L. (eds) Trends in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5277-4_10

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