Impact of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in its introduced and native range: A review

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2283-2300

  Barrios Garcia, M Noelia ^a   Ballari, Sebastian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Feral pig; Rooting; Wild hog

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNGUS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PIG; REGENERATION; ROOTING; WILD POPULATION;

ANTARCTICA;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84867395297     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0229-6     Document Type: Article

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