Pall hangs over desert's future as alien weeds fuel wildfires

@article{Schiermeier2005PallHO,
  title={Pall hangs over desert's future as alien weeds fuel wildfires},
  author={Quirin Schiermeier},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2005},
  volume={435},
  pages={724-724}
}
Invasive species add to fire risk in Sonoran ecosystem. 
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