Applying search theory to determine the feasibility of eradicating an invasive population in natural environments

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-443

  Cacho, Oscar J ^a   Hester, Susan ^a   Spring, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioeconomics; Invasive species; Operations research; Population dynamics; Weed control

Indexed keywords

INVASIVE SPECIES; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 35648999961     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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