Biological pollution prevention strategies under ignorance: The case of invasive species

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1303-1310

  Horan, Richard D ^a   Perrings, Charles ^b   Lupi, Frank ^a   Bulte, Erwin H ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036955644     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00394     Document Type: Article

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