Environmental restoration of invaded ecosystems: how much versus how often?
This paper derives the optimal level of restorative efforts required to restore environments degraded by invasive species invasion. Specific attention is focused on a case when restoration faces the risk of failure through relapse of the restored environment caused by repeat invasions. The level of restored environment may also play a role in its future improvement or susceptibility to failure. The tradeoff between the optimal level of environmental quality and number of restorative efforts required to attain that given environmental quality is highlighted.
Ranjan
Ram
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International Agricultural Trade and Policy Center, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, FL, USA. rranjan@ifas.ufl.edu
D017753:Ecosystem; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D008962:Models, Theoretical