Open access harvesting of wildlife: The poaching pit and conservation of endangered species

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-37

  Bulte, Erwin H ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Black rhino; Holling type III predation; Hysteresis; Jumps; Non concavity; Poachers; Property rights

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HARVESTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AGONIDAE;

EID: 0037242143     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(02)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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