Multi-scale analysis of species introductions: Combining landscape and demographic models to improve management decisions about non-native species

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1639-1648

  Brown, Kerry A ^a,d   Spector, Sacha ^b   Wu, Wei ^c,e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Ecological niche model; Luquillo Experimental Forest; Matrix model; Maxent; Multi scale; Puerto Rico; Syzygium jambos

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FORECASTING METHOD; GROWTH MODELING; HABITAT QUALITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NICHE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; PRIORITIZATION; PROBABILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; LUQUILLO MOUNTAINS; PUERTO RICO;

SYZYGIUM JAMBOS;

EID: 54349105497     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01550.x     Document Type: Article

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