Safety in numbers: Cost-effective endangered species management for viable populations
Land Economics
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Abstract
We develop a bioeconomic model to identify the cost-effective control of an invasive species (rain-bow trout) to achieve a population viability goal for an endangered species (humpback chub) in the Grand Canyon of the U.S. southwest. The population viability optimization problem is no-toriously difficult to solve due to a probabilistic restriction on joint outcomes (survival) over many periods. We develop a novel dynamic programming solution approach that is fast and forgoes the simulation method requirement of imposing structure on the policy function. We also investigate an adaptive management model that incorporates learning about uncertain bi-ological dynamics.
Suggested Citation
Donovan, P., Bair, L.S., Yackulic, C.B., and Springborn, M.R., 2019, Safety in numbers: Cost-effective endangered species management for viable populations: Land Economics, v. 95, no. 3, p. 435-453, https://doi.org/10.3368/le.95.3.435.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Safety in numbers: Cost-effective endangered species management for viable populations |
| Series title | Land Economics |
| DOI | 10.3368/le.95.3.435 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication Date | July 01, 2019 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | 19 p. |
| First page | 435 |
| Last page | 453 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Grand Canyon |