A bioeconomic approach to assess the impact of an alien invasive insect on timber supply and harvesting: a case study with Sirex noctilio in eastern Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 154-168

  Yemshanov, Denys ^a   McKenney, Daniel W ^a   De Groot, Peter ^a   Haugen, Dennis ^b   Sidders, Derek ^a   Joss, Brent ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION MODELS; ANNUAL ALLOWABLE CUTS; BIOECONOMIC; NET PRESENT VALUES; ONTARIO; PINE TIMBERS; POLICY MAKERS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; POTENTIAL LOSS; SIREX NOCTILIO; STRONG DEMANDS; TIMBER SUPPLIES;

LOGGING (FORESTRY); TIMBER;

HARVESTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION OUTBREAK; TIMBER HARVESTING; WASP;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

HEXAPODA; SIREX NOCTILIO;

EID: 64849113520     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-164     Document Type: Article

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