Optimal harvesting of mutualistic ecological systems

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-102

  Wacker, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic interaction; Ecological mutualism; Multispecies management; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032815369     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-7655(98)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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