Assessing the vulnerability of Dutch water bodies to exotic species: A new methodology

Current Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 863-873

  Leewis, R J ^a   Gittenberger, A ^a,b,c  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GiMaRIS   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European Water Framework Directive; Exotic species; Methodology; Risk analysis; Vulnerability; Water types

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055117792     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/57.6.863     Document Type: Article

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