Commercialization decisions and the economics of introduction

Euphytica

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 151-164

  Barbier, Edward ^a   Knowler, Duncan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Economics; Exotic species; Introducers' pay tax; Plant breeding; Purple loosestrife

Indexed keywords

LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM SALICARIA;

EID: 33744740765     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-006-5949-1     Document Type: Article

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