Regional ecological risk assessment for the introduction of Gambusia affinis (western mosquitofish) into Montana watersheds

Biological Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1277-1287

  Schleier III, Jerome J ^a   Sing, Sharlene E ^a   Peterson, Robert K D ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes; Biological control; Culex; Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Introduced fishes; Invasive species; Non indigenous species; Qualitative risk assessment; Relative risk assessment; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED;

MISSOURI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINIDAE; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; PISCES;

EID: 54849404178     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9202-1     Document Type: Article

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