A dynamic ecological-economic model as a tool for conflict resolution in an invasive-alien-plant, biological control and native-plant scenario

Ecological Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-154

  Higgins, Steven I ^a   Azorin, Esteban J ^a   Cowling, Richard M ^a   Morris, Mike J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia saligna; Equity; Fuelwood; Fynbos; Harvesting; Protea repens; Uromycladium tepperianum; Wildflowers

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONFLICT RESOLUTION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL-ECONOMIC MODEL; INVASIVE PLANT; MODELLING APPROACH; PLANT INVASION;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; FABACEAE; PROTEA REPENS; PROTEACEAE; UROMYCLADIUM TEPPERIANUM;

EID: 0030744575     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00574-0     Document Type: Article

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