Bioeconomics of Invasive Species Integrating Ecology, Economics, Policy, and Management

by Keller, Reuben P.; Lodge, David M.; Lewis, Mark A.; Shogren, Jason F.

• ISBN13: 9780195367980
• ISBN10: 0195367987
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Biological invasions are one of the strongest drivers of global environmental change, and invasive species are now often in the public discourse. At the same time, economists have begun to take a real interest in determining how invasive species interact with economic systems, and how invaders should be controlled to optimize societal welfare. Although the work from ecologists and economists have both greatly expanded our understanding of the drivers and impacts of invasions, little integration between the fields has occurred that would allow managers and policy-makers to identify the optimal expenditures on, for example, prevention and control of invasive species. Because the level of effort expended on invasive species management is intricately linked to the costs and projected benefits of that management, there is an urgent need for greater synthesis between ecology and economics. This book brings ecology and economics together in new ways to address how we deal with the dynamics and impacts of invasive species, and is the outcome of many years of collaborative research between a small group of economists and ecologists. The outcome is a clear demonstration of the utility of combining ecological and economic models for addressing critical questions in the management of invasive species.

Author Biography

Reuben P. Keller is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame.
David M. Lodge is Director of Center for Aquatic Conservation and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame.
Mark A. Lewis is Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Biology in the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta.
Jason F. Shogren is Stroock Professor of Natural Resource Conservation and Management in the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of Wyoming.
Books by the same authors:
Religion And the New Ecology: Environmental Responsibility in a World in Flux |a D. Lodge and C. Hamlin
Mathematical Modeling in Biology: Case Studies in Ecology, Physiology and Cell Biology |a H. G. Othmer, F. R. Adler and M. A. Lewis
Mechanical Home Range Analysis, Princeton Monograph in Population Biology |a P. Moorcroft and M. A. Lewis

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction to Biological Invasions: Biological, Economic, and Social Perspectives

Integrating Economics and Biology for Invasive Species Management

Trait-Based Risk Assessment for Invasive Species

Identifying Suitable Habitat for Invasive Species Using Ecological Niche Models and the Policy Implications of Range Forecasts

Stochastic Models of Propagule Pressure and Establishment

Estimating Dispersal and Predicting Spread of Nonindigenous Species

Uncertain Invasions: A Biological Perspective

Economic Valuation and Invasive Species

Modeling Integrated Decision-making Responses to Invasive Species

The Laurentian Great Lakes as a Case Study of Biological Invasion

A Case Study on Rusty Crayfish: Interactions between Empiricists and Theoreticians

Advances in Ecological and Economical Analysis of Invasive Species: Dreissenid Mussels as a Case Study

Putting Bioeconomic Research into Practice

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