Optimal release strategies for biological control agents: An application of stochastic dynamic programming to population management

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-86

  Shea, K ^a,b,d,e   Possingham, H P ^a,c,d  

^a The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control agent establishment; Decision theory; Metapopulation model; Optimization; Population invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; MODEL; POPULATION;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION MODELING;

EID: 0034098604     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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