Alien invasive vertebrates in ecosystems: Pattern, process and the social dimension

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-179

  White, Piran C L ^a   Ford, Adriana E S ^a   Clout, Mick N ^b   Engeman, Richard M ^c   Roy, Sugoto ^d   Saunders, Glen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien species; Biological invasion; Climate change; Ecosystem effects; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER; VERTEBRATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 43949093851     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08058     Document Type: Review

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