Assessing the control/eradication of an invasive species, the American mink, based on field data; how much would it cost?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1455-1469

  Zuberogoitia, Iñigo ^a   González Oreja, Jose Antonio ^b   Zabala, Jabi ^c   Rodríguez Refojos, Cristina ^d  

^a Estudios Medioambientales Icarus SL   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^c Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi ^*  (Spain)

^d Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi   (Spain)

Author keywords

American mink; Economic assessment; Eradication program; European mink; Invasive species; Pest control program

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAPTURE METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FIELD METHOD; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUSTELID; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY;

BASQUE COUNTRY; BUTRON RIVER; SPAIN; VIZCAYA;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA LUTREOLA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 77952091877     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9776-2     Document Type: Article

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