Using structured expert judgment to assess invasive species prevention: Asian carp and the Mississippi - Great Lakes hydrologic connection

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2150-2156

  Wittmann, Marion E ^a   Cooke, Roger M ^b   Rothlisberger, John D ^c   Lodge, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c United States Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; CARPS; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; JUDGMENT; LAKES; MISSISSIPPI; RIVERS;

EID: 84894254275     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4043098     Document Type: Article

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