Cost-benefit analysis for invasive species control: the case of greater Canada goose Branta canadensis in Flanders (northern Belgium)
Background Sound decisions on control actions for established invasive alien species (IAS) require information on ecological as well as socio-economic impact of the species and of its management. Cost-benefit analysis provides part of this information, yet has received relatively little attention in the scientific literature on IAS. Methods We apply a bio-economic model in a cost-benefit analysis framework to greater Canada goose Branta canadensis, an IAS with documented social, economic and ecological impacts in Flanders (northern Belgium). We compared a business as usual (BAU) scenario which... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | PeerJ, Vol 6, p e4283 (2018) |
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PeerJ Inc.
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Schlagwörter: | Management costs / Moult capture / Damage costs / Present value / Logistic growth model / Control / Medicine / R / Biology (General) / QH301-705.5 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26693878 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4283 |