Introductions of wildlife as a cause of species extinctions

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 135-141

  Atkinson, Ian A E ^a  

^a Ecological Research Associates of New Zealand Inc   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

alien mammals; endangered species; run on effects; species declines; synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030426897     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1996.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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