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Optimal eradication: when to stop looking for an invasive plant

Author(s): T. J. Regan, M. A. McCarthy, P. W. J. Baxter, F. D. Panetta and H. P. Possingham

Month: Jul
Year: 2006

Journal: Ecology Letters
Volume: 9
Issue: 7
Pages: 759-766

Article Topic(s): Invasive species
Research Setting(s): Laboratory

Species Referenced: Helenium amarum (Yellow sneezeweed),

Abstract

Proposes a cost-benefit analysis to decide when to stop eradication efforts of an invasive species. In this case, the approach was applied to Helenium amarum in an area where it is invasive.

Suggested Citation

T. J. Regan, M. A. McCarthy, P. W. J. Baxter, F. D. Panetta and H. P. Possingham. "Optimal eradication: when to stop looking for an invasive plant." Ecology Letters 9.7 (2006): 759-766.

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