Cost of potential emerald ash borer damage in U.S. communities, 2009-2019

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 569-578

  Kovacs, Kent F ^a   Haight, Robert G ^b   McCullough, Deborah G ^c   Mercader, Rodrigo J ^c   Siegert, Nathan W ^c   Liebhold, Andrew M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of ash treatment, removal, and replacement; Emerald ash borer; Invasive species; Natural disaster

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOLATED POPULATION; NATURAL DISASTER; PEST SPECIES; PHLOEM; SIMULATION;

CANADA; DETROIT; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; UNITED STATES; WINDSOR;

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; COLEOPTERA; FRAXINUS;

EID: 72049118710     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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