Assessing the substitutability of mitigation wetlands for natural sites: Estimating restoration lag costs of wetland mitigation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-424

  Gutrich, John J ^a,b   Hitzhusen, Fred J ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Mitigation wetlands; Restoration lag costs; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; HABITAT RESTORATION; SUBSTITUTION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342527939     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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