Carbon sequestration and conservation of tropical forests under uncertainty

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-35

  Reddy, S Rama Chandra ^a   Price, Colin ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 2442747417     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1999.tb00792.x     Document Type: Article

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