COPY: A new technique for evaluation of biodiversity protection projects

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-123

  Cullen, R ^a   Fairburn, G A ^a   Hughey, K F D ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity protection; COPY; Cost utility analysis; Pests

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MEASUREMENT METHOD; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033490484     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC990115     Document Type: Article

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