Valuing environmental benefits of silvopasture practice: A case study of the Lake Okeechobee watershed in Florida

Ecological Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-359

  Shrestha, Ram K ^a   Alavalapati, Janaki R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pollution runoff; Public good; Stated preference; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; PASTURE; SILVICULTURE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

FLORIDA; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3343018681     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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