Assessment and prioritisation of plant species at risk from myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) under current and future climates in Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 218, Issue , 2018, Pages 154-162

  Berthon, K ^a   Esperon Rodriguez, M ^a   Beaumont, L J ^a   Carnegie, A J ^b   Leishman, M R ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Invasive species; Maxent; Myrtaceae; Pathogen; Plant disease; Species distribution models

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PATHOGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MYRTACEAE; UREDINALES;

EID: 85040629662     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.11.035     Document Type: Article

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