Cost-effective targeting of riparian buffers

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-34

  Yang, Wanhong ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

RIPARIA;

EID: 2442434527     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2004.tb00092.x     Document Type: Article

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