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14 - Optimising Resource Allocation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2017

Andrew P. Robinson
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Terry Walshe
Affiliation:
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Mark A. Burgman
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
Mike Nunn
Affiliation:
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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Invasive Species
Risk Assessment and Management
, pp. 294 - 307
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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