Risks of biological control for conservation purposes

BioControl

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-276

  Simberloff, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dispersal; Ecosystem impact; Indirect effect; Non target host; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; RANGELAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDGE; STAKEHOLDER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84857797426     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-011-9392-4     Document Type: Review

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