Adaptation, ecological impacts, and risk assessment: Insights from research at Foundry Cove, Bayou Trepagnier, and Pass Fourchon

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 971-982

  Klerks, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Ecological impact; Evolution of resistance; Implications; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346392067     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1080-700291905774     Document Type: Review

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