Combining economic and ecological arguments to value the environmental gains from control of 35 weeds in Australia

Ecological Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 396-408

  Sinden, John Alfred ^a   Griffith, Garry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Defensive expenditures; Economic values; Environmental values; Weed management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTECTED AREA; VALUATION; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33847616105     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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