Invasive species as ecological threat: Is restoration an alternative to fear-based resource management?

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 261-270

  Gobster, Paul H ^a  

^a NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Fear; Invasive species; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844458929     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.23.4.261     Document Type: Review

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