What is the evidence that invasive species are a significant contributor to the decline or loss of threatened species? A systematic review map

Environmental Evidence

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Roberts, Philip D ^a   Diaz Soltero, Hilda ^b   Hemming, David J ^a   Parr, Martin J ^a   Wakefield, Nicola H ^a   Wright, Holly J ^a  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien species; Decline; Extinction; Impact; Invasive species; Mechanism; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942785933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2382-2-5     Document Type: Review

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