Biosecurity, a policy dilemma for New Zealand

Land Use Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-129

  Jay, Mairi ^a   Morad, Munir ^b   Bell, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Ruapehu District Council   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Biological invasion; Biosecurity; Environmental policy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0037932018     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8377(03)00008-5     Document Type: Article

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