Written by Tom Donovan
March 14, 2017
Listen to our very own Prof. Joe Caffrey (@INVASBio) talking about the impacts of Japanese Knotweed and other invasive species on Drivetime (@RTERadio1) last week 9th March. Just click on the link below and skip forward to Joes’ interview at 02:20:52.
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