Generic ecological impact assessments of alien species in Norway: A semi-quantitative set of criteria

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-62

  Sandvik, Hanno ^a   Sæther, Bernt Erik ^a   Holmern, Tomas ^a,b   Tufto, Jarle ^a   Engen, Steinar ^a   Roy, Helen E ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Directorate for Nature Management   (Norway)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black List criteria; Ecological effect; Invasion potential; Non native species; Quantitative risk assessment; Risk classification

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PRIORITIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RED LIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAXONOMY;

NORWAY;

EID: 84871507524     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0394-z     Document Type: Article

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