Weed risk assessment: A way forward or a waste of time?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-19

  Hulme, Philip E ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Biosecurity; Exotic; Heuristics; Pest management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOSAFETY; COGNITION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEURISTICS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURALIZATION; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION REGULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEED;

EID: 84855982515     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02069.x     Document Type: Review

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