Economic assessment of managing processionary moth in pine forests: A case-study in Portugal

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 683-691

  Gatto, Paola ^a   Zocca, Alessia ^a   Battisti, Andrea ^a   Barrento, Maria João ^b   Branco, Manuela ^c   Paiva, Maria Rosa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cost Benefit Analysis; Pest management; Pine processionary moth; Pinus; Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGROFORESTRY; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; PROFITABILITY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CARBON FIXATION; CASE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MOTH; PEST MANAGEMENT; PINE; PORTUGAL; PROFIT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SETUBAL [PORTUGAL]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LEPIDOPTERA; PINUS PINASTER; THAUMETOPOEA PITYOCAMPA;

EID: 56249143511     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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