Linking invasive exotic vertebrates and their ecosystem impacts in Tierra del Fuego to test theory and determine action

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-118

  Valenzuela, Alejandro E J ^a   Anderson, Christopher B ^b,c,d   Fasola, Laura ^d   Cabello, José L ^e  

^a Argentine National Parks Administration   (Argentina)

^b Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur   (Argentina)

^c Omora Sub Antarctic Research Alliance   (United States)

^d Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^e Patagonia Wildlife Ltda   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Ecosystem impacts; Exotic species management; Global change; Mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RODENT; VERTEBRATE;

ARGENTINA; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA];

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTORIDAE; MAMMALIA; ONDATRA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84890873515     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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