Species Invasion as Catastrophe: The Case of the Brown Tree Snake

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-254

  Burnett, Kimberly ^a   Pongkijvorasin, Sittidaj ^b   Roumasset, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Boiga irregularis; Brown tree snake; Catastrophe; Hawaii; Hazard function; Invasive species; Prevention and control

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DISASTERS; FORESTRY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BOIGA IRREGULARIS; BROWN TREE SNAKES; CATASTROPHE; HAWAII; HAZARD FUNCTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PREVENTION AND CONTROLS;

DISASTER PREVENTION;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL RESOURCE; SNAKE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DISASTERS; FORESTRY; HAZARDS; OPTIMIZATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BOIGA IRREGULARIS;

EID: 84855953552     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-011-9497-3     Document Type: Article

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