Economic lessons from control efforts for an invasive species: Miconia calvescens in Hawaii

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 151-167

  Burnett, Kimberly ^a,b   Kaiser, Brooks ^b,c   Roumasset, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Hawaii; Invasive species; Miconia calvescens; Watershed quality

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIODIVERSITY; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICONIA CALVESCENS; WATERSHED QUALITY;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INVASIVE SPECIES;

AQUIFERS; BIODIVERSITY; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MICONIA CALVESCENS;

EID: 34447281789     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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