Optimizing invasive species control across space: Willow invasion management in the Australian Alps

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1286-1294

  Giljohann, Katherine M ^a   Hauser, Cindy E ^a   Williams, Nicholas S G ^a,b   Moore, Joslin L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpine; Control effort; Decision theory; Detection rates; Landscape scale; Optimization; Salix cinerea; Species distribution model; Weed management

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INVASIVE SPECIES; OPTIMIZATION; PRIORITIZATION; SHRUB; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WEED CONTROL;

ALPS; AUSTRALIA;

SALIX; SALIX CINEREA;

EID: 80052788649     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02016.x     Document Type: Article

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