On the economics of controlling an invasive plant: A stochastic analysis of a biological control agent

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 187-206

  Chalak, Morteza ^a   Ruijs, Arjan ^a   Van Ierland, Ekko C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological control; Invasive species; Stochastic optimisation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC OPTIMISATION;

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DICOTYLEDON; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PASTURE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STOCHASTICITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

APION ONOPORDI; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 68549099691     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2009.027194     Document Type: Article

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