Comparing cost-effectiveness of commercial harvesting, state-funded culling, and recreational deer hunting in New Zealand

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 481-492

  Nugent, Graham ^a,c   Choquenot, David ^a,b,d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bio economic modeling; Cervus elaphus; Commercial harvesting; Culling; Deer; New Zealand; Population control; Recreational hunting

Indexed keywords

COST; CULLING; HARVESTING; HUNTING; PEST CONTROL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MILETINAE;

EID: 3242738660     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[481:CCOCHS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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