Hierarchical Bayesian methods estimate invasive weed impacts at pertinent spatial scales

Biological Invasions

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 545-558

  Rinella, Matthew J ^a   Luschei, Edward C ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Forage; Grassland; Impact assessment; Livestock; Model; Parameter estimation; Rangeland; Uncertainty; Weed management

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARRYING CAPACITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; WEED;

ANIMALIA; BOS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA;

EID: 34250653674     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-006-9057-x     Document Type: Article

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