Invasive species and delaying the inevitable: Valuation evidence from a national survey

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 632-640

  McIntosh, Christopher R ^a   Shogren, Jason F ^b   Finnoff, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Delaying the inevitable; Invasive species; Protection; Survey

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INVASIVE SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATE ROLE; SURVEYING; VALUATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049107161     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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