Shoot first, and then ask questions: A look at aquarium fish imports and invasiveness in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 503-510

  McDowall, R M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aquarium fish; Biosecurity; Invasiveness; New organisms

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

BARBUS; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 7944231906     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2004.9517256     Document Type: Conference Paper

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