Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)
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LETTER Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) Charlotte L. Hawkins, Sven Bacher, Franz Essl, Philip E. Hulme, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Ingolf K€ uhn, Sabrina Kumschick, Wolfgang Nentwig, Jan Pergl, Petr Py sek, Wolfgang Rabitsch, David M. Richardson, Montserrat Vil a, John R. U. Wilson, Piero Genovesi and Tim M. Blackburn*
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