Priority management actions for alien freshwater fish species in Australia

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 457-472

  Koehn, John D ^a   MacKenzie, Rachel F ^b  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benefit:cost; Carp; Control; Impacts; Invasive fishes; Management

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FRESHWATER; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; PISCES;

EID: 7944229585     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2004.9517253     Document Type: Conference Paper

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