Learning-by-catching: Uncertain invasive-species populations and the value of information

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 284-292

  D'Evelyn, Sean T ^a   Tarui, Nori ^a   Burnett, Kimberly ^a   Roumasset, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown Treesnake; Invasive species; Learning; Uncertain population; Value of information

Indexed keywords

BROWN TREESNAKE; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROLS; LEARNING; POPULATION SIZES; RESOURCE MANAGERS; SPECIES CONTROL; UNCERTAIN POPULATION; UNCERTAINTY; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DECISION ANALYSIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; METHODOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION SIZE; SNAKE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HARVEST; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); LEARNING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION SIZE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SPECIES INVASION; UNCERTAINTY;

MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAIPAN;

BOIGA IRREGULARIS;

EID: 50949101243     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.04.027     Document Type: Article

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