Region-specific patterns and drivers of macroscale forest plant invasions
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Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Knoxville, TN, USA, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Morgantown, WV, USA, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Asheville, NC, USA, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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