Valuing grazing use on public land

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 426-438

  Bartlett, E Tom ^a   Torell, L Allen ^a   Rimbey, Neil R ^a   Van Tassell, Larry W ^a   Mccollum, Daniel W ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Forage value; Grazing fees; Grazing leases; Hedonic models; Public land grazing

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; GRAZING; LAND MARKET; RANGELAND; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036383471     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003220     Document Type: Article

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