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Invasive Species Economics References


Bangsund, D. A. and F. L. Leistritz. Assessing the Economic Impact of Noxious Weeds: The Case of Leafy Spurge. Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University. Leafy Spurge Forum Proceedings: January 16-17, 2003.

Jenkins, P. T., 2002. Paying for Protection from Invasive Species. Issues in Science and Technology online . Fall 2002:67-72. Accessed May 15, 2005 online at http://www.issues.org/issues/19.1/jenkins.htm

Pimentel, D., Zuniga, R., Morrison, D. 2005. Update on the environmental and economic costs associated with alien-invasive species in the United States. Ecological Economics 52(3):273-288. In Press DRAFT Accessed September 26, 2005 online at http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/applying/invasive-species/EconomicCosts_invasives.pdf


Pimentel, D., 2003. Economic and Ecological Costs Associated with Aquatic Invasive Species, Cornell University. Proceedings of the Aquatic Invaders of the Delaware Estuary Symposium, Malvern, Pennsylvania, May 20, 2003, pp. 3-5. Accessed May 13, 2005 online at http://sgnis.org/publicat/proceed/aide/pime2003.htm


Pimentel, D., Lach, L., Zuniga, R., and D. Morrison. 2000. Environmental and Economic Costs of Nonindigenous Species in the United States. BioScience 50(1):53-65. Accessed May 13, 2005 online at http://people.hws.edu/bshelley/Teaching/PimentelEtal00CostExotics.pdf
and http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Jan99/species_costs.html


Simberloff, D. 1996. Impacts of Introduced Species in the United States. Consequences: The Nature and Implications of Environmental Change 2(2):1-13. Accessed May 13, 2005 online at http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/vol2no2/article2.htm

Eisworth, M.E., W. S. Johnson, J. Agapoff, T. D. Darden, and T. R. Harris. Estimating Net Losses in Recreation Use Values from Non-Indigenous Invasive Weeds. University of Nevada-Reno Cooperative Extension. Special Publication SP 03-10.

Economic impact papers in: Human Conflicts with Wildlife: Economic Considerations. Proceedings of the Third NWRC Special Symposium, August 1-3 2000, Fort Collins, CO. 2000.

The Economic Impact of Invasive Species To Wildlife Services' Cooperators. Bergman, Chandler, and Locklear. Pages 169-178. (PDF)

Brown Treesnake Control: Economy of Scales. Vice and Pitzler. Pages 127-131 (PDF)

Assessing the Economic Impact of Invasive Species (IMPACT - International Marketing Program for Agricultural Commodities & Trade) (PDF)

Economic Dimensions of Invasive Species (E. Evans, 2003; CHOICES Magazine).

Invasive Species in Aquatic Ecosystems: Economics and Matrix Population Models (O. Cacho, 2005; Working Paper Series in Agricultural and Resource Economics) (PDF)

Approaches to Assessment of Cumulative Economic Impact of Invasive Plants (T. Athan, UC Davis) (PDF)

" In the Sacramento Valley watershed of California, the invasive Mediterranean star thistle Centaurea solstitialis has led to a decline in available water valued at $16–56 million a year. " The Cost of Invasive Plants (May 2001). Plant Talk magazine, issue 24.

Stutzman, S., Jetter, K. M., and K. M. Klonsky. April, 2004. An Annotated Bibliography on the Economics of Invasive Plants. University of California, Agricultural Issues Center.

The Tamarisk Coalition. November, 2006.

FarmFoundation.org


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