Optimal Random Exploration for Trade-related Nonindigenous Species Risk

Bioinvasions and Globalization: Ecology, Economics, Management, and Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Springborn, Michael ^a   Costello, Christopher ^b   Ferrier, Peyton ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian learning model; Biological invasions; Inspection allocation; Invasive species; Non indigenous species; Port inspection; Random inspections

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449153493     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560158.003.0010     Document Type: Chapter

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