Evaluating incentive mechanisms for conserving habitat

Natural Resources Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1093-1150

  Parkhurst, Gregory M ^a   Shogren, Jason F ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INCENTIVE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642556425     PISSN: 00280739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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