Human ecology of a species introduction: Interactions between humans and introduced Green Iguanas in a Puerto Rican Urban Estuary

Human Organization

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-178

  García Quijano, Carlos ^a   Carlo, Tomás ^b   Arce Nazario, Javier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT CAYEY   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Caribbean; green iguanas; human ecology; Puerto Rico; species introductions; urban estuaries

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; REPTILE; RESEARCH WORK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

PUERTO RICO; SAN JUAN BAY;

IGUANA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIA;

EID: 79957472414     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.70.2.p24755p02826h047     Document Type: Article

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