Managing the risk of invasive species: How well do functional traits determine invasion strategy and success?

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-300

  Weir, Scott M ^a   Salice, Christopher J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

EID: 79961043486     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.171     Document Type: Article

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