Spatial control of invasive species in conservation landscapes

Computational Management Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 331-351

  Baker, Christopher M ^a   Bode, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bait distribution; Conformal transformation; Exclusion fencing; Invasive predators; Optimal control; Pontryagin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889099315     PISSN: 1619697X     EISSN: 16196988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10287-013-0196-0     Document Type: Article

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