Implications of agricultural policy for species invasion in shifting cultivation systems

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 429-452

  Albers, Heidi J ^a   Goldbach, Michael J ^b   Kaffine, Daniel T ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rapt Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33744902963     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X06003032     Document Type: Article

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