A risk assessment system for alien plant bio-invasion in Xiamen, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 989-997

  OU, Jian ^a   LU, Changyi ^a   O'TOOLE, Desmond K ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

alien plants; bio invasion; invasive species; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ALIEN PLANTS; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY; ARTIFICIAL CONTROL; ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; BIO-INVASION; CURRENT RANGE; CURRENT SITUATION; ECONOMIC LOSSES; FIELD SURVEYS; INDEX SELECTION; INVASION PROCESS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOCAL POLICIES; PLANT SPECIES; PRIMARY INDICES; RANKING SYSTEMS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; RANKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; XIAMEN;

EID: 52149102028     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62198-1     Document Type: Article

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