Valuation of experimental management options for ecological systems

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 987-1006

  Walters, Carl J ^a   Green, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Adaptive management; Decision analysis; Economic valuation; Experimental design; Experimental management; Statistical estimation; Utility assessment

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION POLICY; MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031431272     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802096     Document Type: Article

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