The economic impact of the invasion of Acacia saligna in Israel

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-127

  Lehrer, David ^a   Becker, Nir ^b   Bar, Pua ^c  

^a ARAVA INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Israel)

^b TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acacia saligna; Benefit cost analysis; Biodiversity; Conservation planning; CVM; Mediterranean; Non market valuation; Sand dunes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DUNE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION REGULATION; VALUATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ISRAEL;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA;

EID: 79956159044     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.554072     Document Type: Article

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