| Description |
xiv, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Preface: The Global Invasive Species Program (GISP) / Harold A. Mooney. 1. Introduction / Charles Perrings, Mark Williamson and Silvana Dalmazzone. 2. Economics factors affecting vulnerability to biological invasions / Silvana Dalmazzone. 3. Infectious diseases as invasives in human populations / Doriana Delfino and Peter J. Simmons. 4. Risk reduction strategies against the 'explosive invader' / Jason F. Shogren. 5. The economics of an invading species: a theoretical model and case study application / Duncan Knowler and Edward B. Barbier. 6. Weed invasions of Australian farming systems: from ecology to economics / Andrew R. Watkinson, Robert P. Freckleton and Peter M. Dowling. 7. 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. 8. Invasive species in tropical rain forests: the importance of existence values / Jon C. Lovett. 9. Economics consequences of alien infestation of the Cape Floral Kingdom's Fynbos vegetation / Jane Turpie and Barry Heydenrych. 10. The impact of invasive species in African lakes / Victor Kasulo. 11. Economics evaluation in classical biological control / Garry Hill and David Greathead. 12. Conclusions / Charles Perrings, Mark Williamson and Silvana Dalmazzone |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biological invasions -- Economic aspects.
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Nonindigenous pests -- Control.
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| Author |
Dalmazzone, Silvana.
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Perrings, Charles.
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Williamson, M. H. (Mark Herbert)
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| LC no. |
00026460 |
| ISBN |
1840643781 |
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