Achieving conservation objectives through production forestry: The case of Acacia koa on Hawaii Island

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 439-447

  Pejchar, Liba ^a   Press, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia koa; Biodiversity; Conservation policy; Economic incentives; Private lands; Production forestry

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; UNITED STATES;

ACACIA KOA;

EID: 33745871586     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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