Decision tools for managing biological invasions: Existing biases and future needs

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Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-63

  Dana, Elías D ^a   Jeschke, Jonathan M ^b   García De Lomas, Juan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Cost benefit; Cost efficiency; Decision making tools; Management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PRIORITIZATION; RISK FACTOR; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84890545635     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605312001263     Document Type: Review

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