How much is Europe spending on invasive alien species?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 173-177

  Scalera, Riccardo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alien; Control; Eradication; EU; European Commission; Funding; IAS; Indicators; LIFE; Management; Prevention; Research; RTD FP; Species

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAM; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 72149134476     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9440-5     Document Type: Article

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