TitleCost-Efficient Management of Aquatic Invasive Species: Application to New Zealand Mudsnails in the Pacific Northwest
Publication TypeThesis
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsLim, Youngah
Academic DepartmentDept. of Applied Economics
DegreePh. D.
Pagination115 p.
UniversityOregon State University
CityCorvallis, Or.
Type of WorkDoctoral dissertation
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 2014D Lim, Youngah, Digital Open Access
KeywordsAlsea River, Coos River, economics, gastropods, introduced species, molluscs, Nestucca River, New Zealand mud snail = Potamopyrgus antipodarum, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, theses, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yaquina River
NotesThe New Zealand mud snail, a destructive invasive species, has been found in the Wilson, Trask, Nestucca, Siletz, Yaquina, Alsea, Siuslaw, Umpqua and Coos Rivers. Based on the animal’s biology, Siltcoos Lake is threatened. The snail is a bio-fouling organism that blocks water intake pipes, and threatens aquatic industries and tools from boat motors to hydroelectric plants. In this dissertation, the author assesses possible ways of managing this invasion, and assesses the costs of different management strategies. Major professor was Munisamy Gopinath.
URLhttps://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/fb494c75t