Assessing the biosecurity risk from pathogens and herbivores to indigenous plants: Lessons from weed biological control

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3237-3248

  Martin, Nicholas ^a   Paynter, Quentin ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Indigenous plants; Insect herbivores; Invasive species; Mite herbivores; Natural ecosystems; Plant pathogens

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOSAFETY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HERBIVORE; HOME RANGE; MITE; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; PATHOGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEED CONTROL;

ACARI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77955774096     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9718-7     Document Type: Article

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