Introductions of invasive species: Failure of the weaker link

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-28

  Burnett, Kimberly M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive species; Public good aggregation; Weaker link

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744944324     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500010029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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