THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF RABBITS IN AUSTRALIA, 1950-2011

被引：63

作者：

Cooke, Brian ^{[1
]}

Chudleigh, Peter

Simpson, Sarah

Saunders, Glen ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

来源：

AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW | 2013年 / 53卷 / 01期

关键词：

Australia; biological control; economic benefit; livestock industry; rabbit; HEMORRHAGIC-DISEASE; POPULATIONS; IMPACT; PESTS;

D O I：

10.1111/aehr.12000

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Wild European rabbits are serious agricultural and environmental pests in Australia; myxoma virus and rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus have been used as biocontrol agents to reduce impacts. We review the literature on changes in rabbit numbers together with associated reports on the economic benefits from controlling rabbits on agricultural production. By using lossexpenditure frontier models in with and without biocontrol scenarios, it is conservatively estimated that biological control of rabbits produced a benefit of A$70 billion (2011 A$ terms) for agricultural industries over the last 60 years. The consequences for ongoing rabbit control and research investment are discussed.

引用

页码：91 / 107

页数：17

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