A new national unit for invasive species detection, assessment and eradication planning

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 109, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages

  Wilson, John R U ^a,b,c   Ivey, Philip ^a   Manyama, Phetole ^a   Nänni, Ingrid ^a  

^a Biodiversity Institute   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Biosecurity; Early detection and rapid response (EDRR); Invasion debt; Post border risk assessment; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOSAFETY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURALIZATION; POPULATION REGULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNAIL;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

GASTROPODA; OTALA PUNCTATA;

EID: 84879405232     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/sajs.2013/20120111     Document Type: Review

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