Opportunity costs of conservation in a biodiversity hotspot: The case of southern Bahia

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-312

  Chomitz, Kenneth M ^a   Alger, Keith ^b,c   Thomas, Timothy S ^a   Orlando, Heloisa ^d   Nova, Paulo Vila ^e  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^d IESB   (Brazil)

^e Instituto de Estudos Socioambientais do Sul da Bahia   (Brazil)

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EID: 20444495221     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X05002081     Document Type: Article

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