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Filtering by: Subject Introduced organisms Committee Member Langpap, Christian Subject Eurasian watermilfoil -- Control -- Valuation -- Wisconsin

Recreational Boating and the Spread of Eurasian Watermilfoil - Determinants of Boater Demand and the Costs of Prevention Efforts in Wisconsin

Creator:

Kovski, Nicole

Abstract:

In the case of lake management for recreational use, policy makers often face a balancing act. They must maintain both the ecological quality of sites and the welfare of recreationists. In Wisconsin's Northern Highland Lake District, recreational boaters inadvertently transport aquatic invasive species between lakes. Economic models of boater demand...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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around which policy is designed. Once species are introduced into a new ecosystem