Comparing determinants of alien bird impacts across two continents: Implications for risk assessment and management

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 2957-2967

  Evans, Thomas ^a   Kumschick, Sabrina ^b   Dyer, Ellie ^c,d   Blackburn, Tim ^c,e,f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alien birds; Biological invasion; Habitat generalism; Impact prediction; Life history traits; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904573626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1144     Document Type: Article

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