Risk assessment of potential invasiveness of exotic reptiles imported to South Florida

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2585-2596

  Fujisaki, Ikuko ^a   Hart, Kristen M ^b   Mazzotti, Frank J ^a   Rice, Kenneth G ^b   Snow, Skip ^c   Rochford, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Everglades National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate match; Establishment; Exotic species; Prediction

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOME RANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDICTION; REPTILE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77954456848     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9667-1     Document Type: Article

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