Cost-effectiveness of revegetating degraded riparian habitats adjacent to macadamia orchards in reducing rodent damage

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 935-940

  Ward, D ^a   Tucker, N ^b   Wilson, J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Centre for Tropical Restoration   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Damage; Habitat manipulation; Macadamia; Revegetation; Rodent

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HABITAT RESTORATION; ORCHARD; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RODENT;

MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA; RIPARIA; RODENTIA; UROMYS CAUDIMACULATUS;

EID: 0041409883     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(03)00093-0     Document Type: Article

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