A weed risk assessment system for new conservation weeds in New Zealand

Science for Conservation

Volumn , Issue 209, 2002, Pages 5-23

  Williams, Peter A ^a   Newfield, Melanie ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation weeds; New Zealand; Ranking; Weed risk assessment

Indexed keywords

HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEED CONTROL;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVES;

EID: 0036929904     PISSN: 11732946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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