Assessment of ecological risks in weed biocontrol: Input from retrospective ecological analyses

Biological Control

Volumn 35, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 253-264

  Louda, Svata M ^a   Rand, Tatyana A ^b   Russell, F Leland ^c   Arnett, Amy E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol costs; Ecological risk assessment; Landscape effects; Larinus planus; Local effects; Nontarget effects; Rhinocyllus conicus; Spillover; Weed control

Indexed keywords

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM PITCHERI; CURCULIONIDAE; LARINUS PLANUS; RHINOCYLLUS CONICUS;

EID: 27744468748     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.07.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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