Assessing economic impacts of biological control of weeds: The case of leafy spurge in the northern Great Plains of the United States

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-43

  Bangsund, D A ^a   Leistritz, F L ^a   Leitch, J A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Economic impacts; Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.); Northern Great Plains

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; WEED CONTROL;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; LAND MANAGERS; LEAFY SPURGE; LEAFY SPURGE (EUPHORBIUM ESULA L); MONTANA; NORTH DAKOTA; NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SOUTH DAKOTAS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECONOMIC IMPACT; WEED CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; UNITED STATES;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EUPHORBIA ESULA;

EID: 0033133774     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1999.0269     Document Type: Article

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