Turning back the tide of American mink invasion at an unprecedented scale through community participation and adaptive management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 575-583

  Bryce, Rosalind ^a   Oliver, Matthew K ^a   Davies, Llinos ^a   Gray, Helen ^a   Urquhart, Jamie ^a   Lambin, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; American mink; Community conservation; Eradication; Invasive alien species; Volunteer participation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CATCHMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HEADWATER; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MUSTELID; NATIVE SPECIES; RECOLONIZATION; RODENT; STAKEHOLDER;

CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MURIDAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 78751591513     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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