Predicting the economic benefits and costs of introducing new biological control agents for Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius into New Zealand

Biological Control

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-146

  Jarvis, P J ^a   Fowler, S V ^a   Paynter, Q ^b   Syrett, P ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alien invasive species (AIS); Non target attack; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHAMAECYTISUS PALMENSIS; CYTISUS; CYTISUS SCOPARIUS;

EID: 33748575598     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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