Prioritizing invasive species threats under uncertainty

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-51

  Moffitt, L Joe ^a   Osteen, Craig D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision criteria; Invasive species; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744923210     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500010042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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