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Craine, J.M., Lee, W.G., Walker, S. (2006). The Context of Plant Invasions in New Zealand: Evolutionary History and Novel Niches. In: Allen, R.B., Lee, W.G. (eds) Biological Invasions in New Zealand. Ecological Studies, vol 186. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30023-6_11
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