Identifying optimal barriers to halt the invasion of cane toads Rhinella marina in arid Australia

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-137

  Tingley, Reid ^a,e   Phillips, Benjamin L ^b   Letnic, Mike ^c   Brown, Gregory P ^a   Shine, Richard ^a   Baird, Stuart J E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Approximate Bayesian computation; Control; Corridor; Dispersal; Eradication; Invasion hub; Invasive species; Simulation model; Spread

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HETEROGENEITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; SIMULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOAD;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; PILBARA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 84873108565     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12021     Document Type: Article

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