Introduced mammals and models for restoration

Biological Conservation

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-96

  Atkinson, Ian A E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Extinct birds; Selection regimes; Species substitution; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMAL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 0035033288     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00189-0     Document Type: Article

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