Potential economic impact of introduction and spread of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in Hawaii

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 685-696

  Gutrich, John J ^a   VanGelder, Ellen ^b   Loope, Lloyd ^c  

^a HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control costs; Environmental economics; Invasive species; Red imported fire ant

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; TOURISM; UNITED STATES;

BOS; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 35448979040     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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