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Description: |
xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Preface: the Global Invasive Species Program (GISP) / Harold A. Mooney -- Economic factors affecting vulnerability to biological invasions / Silvana Dalmazzone -- Infectious diseases as invasives in human populations / Doriana Delfino and Peter J. Simmons -- Risk reduction strategies against the 'explosive invader' / Jason F. Shogren -- The economics of an invading species: a theoretical model and case study application / Duncan Knowler and Edward B. Barbier -- Weed invasions of Australian farming systems: from ecology to economics / Andrew R. Watkinson, Robert P. Freckleton and Peter M. Dowling -- An introduced disease in an invasive host: the ecology and economics of rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD) in rabbits in Australia / Piran C.L. White and Geraldine Newton-Cross -- Invasive species in tropical rain forests: the importance of existence values / Jon C. Lovett -- Economic consequences of alien infestation of the Cape Floral Kingdom's fynbos vegetation / Jane Turpie and Barry Heydenrych -- The impact of invasive species in African lakes / Victor Kasulo -- Economic evaluation in classical biological control / Garry Hill and David Greathead. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
The Economics of Biological Invasions provides an important first step towards codification of the advice needed to develop decision rules, tools and protocols for the effective management of invasive biological species. |