Modelling the costs of fox predation and preventive measures on sheep farms in Britain

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-143

  Moberly, Rebecca L ^a   White, Piran C L ^a   Webbon, Charlotte C ^b   Baker, Philip J ^b   Harris, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Livestock depredation; Predator impacts; Preventive management; Red fox; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PREDATOR CONTROL; SHEEP;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOX; LAMB; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP FARMING; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTEBRATE; WILDLIFE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CANIDAE; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 1342265834     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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