Assessment and management of invasive alien predators

Ecology and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Park, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Experimental; Impact assessment; Invasive alien species; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT LOSS; INVASIVE SPECIES; PREDATOR;

EID: 27444438910     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-01208-090212     Document Type: Review

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