Potential distribution and cost estimation of the damage caused by Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in the Azores

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1554-1562

  Guerreiro, O ^a   Cardoso, P ^a,b   Ferreira, J M ^c   Ferreira, M T ^a   Borges, P A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c CENTRO DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Drywood termite; Invasive species; Maximum entropy; Species distribution modeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CLIMATE; COST; GEOGRAPHY; ISOPTERA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; AZORES; CLIMATE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; ISOPTERA; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84905718017     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC13501     Document Type: Article

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