Clearing of invasive alien plants under different budget scenarios: Using a simulation model to test efficiency

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4099-4112

  Krug, Rainer M ^a   Roura Pascual, Núria ^a   Richardson, David M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien clearing; Biological invasions; Budget; Ecological modelling; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OPTIMIZATION;

INTRACISTERNAL A-PARTICLES;

EID: 78149415871     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9827-3     Document Type: Article

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