What makes a good alien?: Dealing with the problems of non-native wildfowl

British Birds

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 660-679

  Fox, Tony ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HYBRIDIZATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; WADER;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; OXYURA JAMAICENSIS;

EID: 73349100999     PISSN: 00070335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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