Risk assessment models for invasive species: Uncertainty in rankings from multi-criteria analysis

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 239-253

  Benke, Kurt K ^a   Steel, Jackie L ^a   Weiss, John E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Invasive species; Monte Carlo simulation; Multi criteria decision analysis; Uncertainty analysis; Weed risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEED;

EID: 78650308104     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9804-x     Document Type: Article

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