The Laurentian Great Lakes as a beachhead and a gathering place for biological invasions

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 361-374

  Rothlisberger, John D ^a   Lodge, David M ^b  

^a United States Forest Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Great Lakes; Human mediated dispersal; Invasion history; Nonindigenous species; Prevention; Vectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897838233     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2013.8.4.01     Document Type: Article

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