The costs and benefits of animal predation: An analysis of Scandinavian wolf re-colonization

Ecological Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 830-841

  Skonhoft, Anders ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic analysis; Moose; Predation; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LANDOWNER; LIVESTOCK; PREDATION; RECOLONIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; OVIS ARIES; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 33744540749     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.09.020     Document Type: Article

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