Managing alien plants for biodiversity outcomes-the need for triage

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Downey, Paul O ^a   Williams, Moira C ^a,c   Whiffen, Leonie K ^a   Auld, Bruce A ^b,e   Hamilton, Mark A ^a   Burley, Alana L ^a,d   Turner, Peter J ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Climate Change Policy and Programs Group   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Invasive plants; Nonindigenous plants; Prioritization; Ranking; Selecting sites for control

Indexed keywords

LANTANA;

EID: 77952598327     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-09-042.1     Document Type: Review

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