Predictive modelling to aid the regional-scale management of a vertebrate pest

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2403-2425

  Murray, Justine V ^a   Berman, David McK ^b   van Klinken, Rieks D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Queensland Murray Darling Committee   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Cost distance; Disease; European rabbit; Habitat suitability; Predators; Susceptibility; Warren ripping

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERSISTENCE; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; REGIONAL PATTERN; SMALL MAMMAL; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALIA;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84912005265     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0673-6     Document Type: Article

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