The economic consequences of alien plant invasions: Examples of impacts and approaches to sustainable management in south Africa

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-168

  Van Wilgen, B W ^a   Richardson, D M ^b   Le Maitre, D C ^a   Marais, C ^c   Magadlela, D ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Working for Water Programme   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological control; Cost benefit analyses; Forestry; Social benefits; Water resources; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT; SUSTAINABILITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034824407     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011668417953     Document Type: Article

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