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Diversity, impacts and options for managing invasive marine species in Australian waters

Author
various authors
Journal/Series
Australian Journal of Environmental Management | Vol.6(3); 137 - 176; 40 p.
Date
1999
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-065675)
Publisher | Place of publication
Environmental Institute of Austalia | Melbourne, Australia
Document type
Article in periodical
Language
English
Country/Territory
Australia
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Trade in species Policy/planning Alien species Management/conservation Risk assessment/management Wild fauna Wild flora
Abstract

Contents: (1) Introduction (2) Diversity, impacts and options for managing invasive marine species in Australian waters (3) Risk assessment for importing and keeping exotic vertebrates in Austalia (4) Weed risk assessment of plant import to Australia: Policy and process (5) Environmental weeds and loss of native plant biodiversity: Some Australian examples (6) Federal policy and legislation to control invading alien species