A generic impact-scoring system applied to alien mammals in Europe

We present a generic scoring system that compares the impact of alien species among members of large taxonomic groups. This scoring can be used to identify the most harmful alien species so that conservation measures to ameliorate their negative effects can be prioritized. For all alien mammals in E...

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Veröffentlicht in:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 24(2010), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 302-11
1. Verfasser: Nentwig, Wolfgang (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kühnel, Elfi, Bacher, Sven
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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