Deforestation pressure and biological reserve planning: A conceptual approach and an illustrative application for Costa Rica

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-254

  Pfaff, Alexander S P ^a   Sanchez Azofeifa, G Arturo ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Deforestation; Reserve; Species

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; PLANNING; PROBABILITY;

DEFORESTATION PRESSURES; RESERVE PLANNING;

BIODIVERSITY;

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NATURE RESERVE; SITE SELECTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

EID: 1642489035     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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