The economics of controlling a stochastic biological invasion

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1311-1316

  Olson, Lars J ^a   Roy, Santanu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTICITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036955645     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00395     Document Type: Article

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