An economic analysis of predator removal approaches for protecting marine turtle nests at Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge

Ecological Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 469-478

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Shwiff, Stephanie A ^a   Constantin, Bernice ^a   Stahl, Margo ^a   Smith, Henry T ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Economics; Endangered species; Marine turtles

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PREDATOR; PROTECTED AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ARMADILLO; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; DASYPODIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036747228     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(02)00136-2     Document Type: Article

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