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Invasive Species Control over Space and Time: Miconia calvescens on Oahu, Hawaii

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Kimberly M. Burnett ,
Brooks A. Kaiser  and
James A. Roumasset
Kimberly M. Burnett
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Brooks A. Kaiser
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
James A. Roumasset
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI
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Abstract

The optimal size and location of an invasive species population depend upon spatially differentiated biological growth, economic costs, and damages. Although largely absent from most economic models, spatial considerations matter because the likelihood and magnitude of the invasion vary spatially and the threatened assets may be unevenly distributed across space. We map the current and future populations of an invasive species, Miconia calvescens, on Oahu, Hawaii, and the potential damages to water quantity, quality, and endangered-species habitat, and weigh these against treatment costs. We find that optimal densities vary from approximately 1% to 18% cover throughout the island.

Keywords

Geographical Information SystemsHawaiiinvasive speciesMiconia calvescensOahuspatial analysiswatershedQ23Q25Q28Q51Q57
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 39 , Issue s1 , October 2007 , pp. 125 - 132
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2007

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