Dangers of New Zealand possum Biocontrol Research to Endogenous Australian fauna

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2030-2032

  Gilna, B ^a   Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Viggers, K L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MARSUPIAL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33244459566     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00289.x-i1     Document Type: Short Survey

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