Biology and impacts of pacific island invasive species. 9. Capra hircus, the feral goat (mammalia: Bovidae)

Pacific Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-156

  Chynoweth, Mark W ^a   Litton, Creighton M ^a   Lepczyk, Christopher A ^a   Hess, Steven C ^b   Cordell, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; GOAT; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION SIZE; TRAMPLING;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84877294032     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/67.2.1     Document Type: Article

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