Re-evaluating eradication of nuisance species: Invasion of the tunicate, Ciona intestinalis

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 326-332

  Edwards, Paul K ^a   Leung, Brian ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GUIDELINE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

CIONA INTESTINALIS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 68949172395     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/070218     Document Type: Article

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