Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for biological control in the urban landscape

Biological Control

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 312-322

  Jetter, Karen ^a   Paine, Timothy D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Economic cost; Public support; Urban landscape; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSECTA;

EID: 2342530454     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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