Feral hogs: Invasive species or nature's bounty?

Human Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-292

  Weeks, Priscilla ^a   Packard, Jane ^b  

^a HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien; Biodiversity; Conservation; Feral hog; Invasive species; National park; Non native; Pig; Rural communities; Swine

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FERAL ORGANISM; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MODELING; NATIONAL PARK; NATIVE SPECIES; PARK MANAGEMENT; PIG; RURAL POPULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 70450257725     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.68.3.663wn82g164321u1     Document Type: Article

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