On container versus time based inspection policies in invasive species management

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 340-347

  Batabyal, Amitrajeet A ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Inspection policy; Queuing theory; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INVASIVE SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 29144454560     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-005-0239-3     Document Type: Article

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