Finding a middle-ground: The native/non-native debate

Biological Conservation

Volumn 158, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-62

  Shackelford, Nancy ^a   Hobbs, Richard J ^a   Heller, Nicole E ^b   Hallett, Lauren M ^c   Seastedt, Timothy R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Impact assessment; Introduced species; Invasion; Species management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA ASSIMILATION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; PERCEPTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84870216996     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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