Estimating costs and outcomes of invasive American mink (Neovison vison) management in continental areas: A framework for evidence based control and eradication

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2999-3012

  Zabala, Jabi ^a   Zuberogoitia, Iñigo ^b   González Oreja, Jose A ^c  

^a Euskadi Biodiversity Centre   (Spain)

^b Estudios Medioambientales Icarus SL   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

American mink; Control; Eradication; Live trapping; Management; Neovison vison

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULLING; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MUSTELID; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATOR; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRAPPING;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 77955770887     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9690-2     Document Type: Article

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