Modeling the human-induced spread of an aquatic invasive: The case of the zebra mussel

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3060-3071

  Timar, Levente ^a   Phaneuf, Daniel J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive species; Random utility maximization model; Recreational boating; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIVALVE; BOATING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORTALITY RISK; RECREATIONAL POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 69449108510     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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