Eradication of two exotic ants from Kakadu National Park

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 98-105

  Hoffmann, Benjamin D ^a   O'Connor, Simon ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Parks Australia North   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 4344580707     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2004.00182.x     Document Type: Review

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