McIntosh، نويسنده , , Christopher R. and Shogren، نويسنده , , Jason F. and Finnoff، نويسنده , , David C.، نويسنده ,

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Invasive species and delaying the inevitable: Valuation evidence from a national survey

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A survey was designed to elicit donations for delaying inevitable aquatic invasions of inland water bodies within a respondentʹs region. Surveys were distributed throughout the United States. Assuming all aquatic species groups invade simultaneously, our results suggest that the average person was willing to make a one-time payment of $48 to delay low to high impacts one year (aggregates to nearly $4 billion for all U.S. households). By comparison, the federal government currently (2006) invests $394 million annually for all invasive species (aquatic and terrestrial) prevention and early detection/rapid response.

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Invasive species , PROTECTION , Contingent valuation , Survey , Delaying the inevitable

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