Incentives toward conservation of argali Ovis ammon: A case study of trophy hunting in western China

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Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 373-381

  Harris, Richard B ^a   Pletscher, Daniel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aksai County; Argali; China; Conservation incentives; Ovis ammon; Trophy hunting

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HUNTING; INCENTIVE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU;

OVIS AMMON; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0344390014     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605302000728     Document Type: Article

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