The contribution of volunteer recorders to our understanding of biological invasions

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 678-689

  Roy, Helen E ^a   Rorke, Steph L ^a   Beckmann, Björn ^a   Booy, Olaf ^b   Botham, Marc S ^a   Brown, Peter M J ^c   Harrower, Colin ^a   Noble, David ^d   Sewell, Jack ^e   Walker, Kevin ^f  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^e THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological recording; Citizen science; Early warning; Habitat; Impact; Invasion biology; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDICTION; RECORD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84931042864     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12518     Document Type: Article

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