An economic assessment of the contribution of biological control to the management of invasive alien plants and to the protection of ecosystem services in South Africa

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4113-4124

  de Lange, Willem J ^a   van Wilgen, Brian W ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Biodiversity; Grazing; Invasive alien plants; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRAZING; INVASIVE SPECIES; WATER RESOURCE; WEED;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78149411309     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9811-y     Document Type: Article

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