Prevention and restoration are two options for minimizing environmental and economic damages caused by invasive species. Prevention lowers the probability of an invasive species arriving. However, once invasive species have invaded an ecosystem, it is rarely economically or physically viable to eradicate them. Policy after invasion then focuses on restoration or returning habitats to their un-invaded states. We determine the optimal prevention of invasion of the emerald ash borer in Colorado, given the timing of invasion is uncertain and that managers may be able to restore the invaded ecosystem upon an invasive species arrival. Results are used to generate a switching frontier where it is optimal to invest (or not) in prevention given combinations of the probability of invasion, effectiveness of prevention efforts, and restoration possibilities.
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April 01 2017
The role of restoration in the prevention of a large-scale native speciesloss: Case study of the invasive emerald ash borer Available to Purchase
Kevin Berry;
University of Alaska Anchorage,
Institute of Social and Economic Research
, Department of Economics & Public Policy, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4614, United States
Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: kberry13@alaska.edu (K. Berry), finnoff@uwuo.edu (D.C. Finnoff), horan@msu.edu (R.D. Horan), smcdermo@trinity.edu (S.M. McDermott).
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David C. Finnoff;
University of Wyoming,
College of Business
, Department of Economics, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, United States
Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: kberry13@alaska.edu (K. Berry), finnoff@uwuo.edu (D.C. Finnoff), horan@msu.edu (R.D. Horan), smcdermo@trinity.edu (S.M. McDermott).
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Richard D. Horan;
Michigan State University
, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, 446W. Circle Dr., Rm 303A, Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture, East Lansing, MI 48824-1039, United States
Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: kberry13@alaska.edu (K. Berry), finnoff@uwuo.edu (D.C. Finnoff), horan@msu.edu (R.D. Horan), smcdermo@trinity.edu (S.M. McDermott).
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Shana M. McDermott
Trinity University
, Department of Economics, Chapman Center, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212, United States
Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: kberry13@alaska.edu (K. Berry), finnoff@uwuo.edu (D.C. Finnoff), horan@msu.edu (R.D. Horan), smcdermo@trinity.edu (S.M. McDermott).
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Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: kberry13@alaska.edu (K. Berry), finnoff@uwuo.edu (D.C. Finnoff), horan@msu.edu (R.D. Horan), smcdermo@trinity.edu (S.M. McDermott).
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January 20 2016
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March 15 2017
Online ISSN: 1618-1530
Print ISSN: 1104-6899
© 2017 Department of Forest Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå
2017
Department of Forest Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå
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Journal of Forest Economics (2017) 27 (1): 91–98.
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Received:
January 20 2016
Accepted:
March 15 2017
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Berry K, Finnoff DC, Horan RD, McDermott SM (2017), "The role of restoration in the prevention of a large-scale native speciesloss: Case study of the invasive emerald ash borer". Journal of Forest Economics, Vol. 27 No. 1 pp. 91–98, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfe.2017.03.002
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