Deliberate introductions of species: Research needs. Benefits can be reaped, but risks are high

BioScience

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 619-630

  Ewel, John J ^a   O'Dowd, Dennis J ^b   Bergelson, Joy ^c   Daehler, Curtis C ^d   D'Antonio, Carla M ^e   Gómez, Luis Diego ^f   Gordon, Doria R ^g   Hobbs, Richard J ^h   Holt, Alan ^g   Hopper, Keith R ⁱ   Hughes, Colin E ^j   LaHart, Marcy ^k   Leakey, Roger R B ^l   Lee, William G ^m   Loope, Lloyd L ⁿ   Lorence, David H ^o   Louda, Svata M ^p   Lugo, Ariel E ^q   McEvoy, Peter B ^h,r   Richardson, David M ^s   Vitousek, Peter M ^t   more..

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Organization for Tropical Studies Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

^g THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^h CSIRO   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^k SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^l CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^m LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

ⁿ U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^o NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^q INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^r OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^t STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/1313438     Document Type: Article

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