Individual and cooperative management of invasive species in human-mediated landscapes

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 180-198

  Epanchin Niell, Rebecca S ^a   Wilen, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic; Cooperative control district; Eradication; Invasive species; Private property; Social ecological system; Spatial dynamic externalities; Spillovers; Spread

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANNING METHOD; PRIVATE LAND; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84984674645     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aau058     Document Type: Article

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