A simple, rapid methodology for developing invasive species watch lists

Biological Conservation

Volumn 179, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-32

  Faulkner, Katelyn T ^a,b   Robertson, Mark P ^b   Rouget, Mathieu ^c   Wilson, John R U ^a,d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Biosecurity; Invasive elsewhere; Pre border control; Propagule pressure; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; DATABASE; ECONOMIC PLANNING; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIONAL STRATEGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROPAGULE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84907539156     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.08.014     Document Type: Article

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