Info-gap theory and robust design of surveillance for invasive species: The case study of Barrow Island

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2785-2793

  Davidovitch, Lior ^a   Stoklosa, Richard ^b   Majer, Jonathan ^c   Nietrzeba, Alex ^c   Whittle, Peter ^d,e   Mengersen, Kerrie ^d,e   Ben Haim, Yakov ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CHEVRON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrow Island; Biosurveillance; Detection; Info gap; Invasion; Non indigenous species; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

INVASIVE SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; TRADE-OFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPECIES INTRODUCTION; SPECIES INVASION; UNCERTAINTY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BARROW ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 67349154413     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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