There is no silver bullet: The value of diversification in planning invasive species surveillance

Ecological Economics

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-72

  Yemshanov, Denys ^a   Koch, Frank H ^b   Lu, Bo ^a   Lyons, D Barry ^a   Prestemon, Jeffrey P ^b   Scarr, Taylor ^c   Koehler, Klaus ^d  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversification; Emerald ash borer; Equal risk sharing; Portfolio theory; Portfolio variance; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PEST DAMAGE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84901234912     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.04.024     Document Type: Article

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