Benefits and feasibility of local elimination of possum populations

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 605-614

  Morgan, D R ^a   Nugent, G ^a   Warburton, B ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVORSHIP;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 33751026376     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06055     Document Type: Article

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