Risks of species introduced for biological control

Biological Conservation

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 185-192

  Simberloff, Daniel ^a   Stiling, Peter ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

biological control; biological introduction; monitoring; neo classical control

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030251391     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(96)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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