Knowledge about a species' conservation status and funding for its preservation: Analysis

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 515-519

  Tisdell, Clem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation campaigns; Conservation funding; Conservation status; Flagship species; Game theory; Prisoners' dilemma; Threatened species; Value of information

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; GAME THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONSERVATION CAMPAIGNS; CONSERVATION FUNDING; CONSERVATION STATUS; FLAGSHIP SPECIES; PRISONERS' DILEMMA; THREATENED SPECIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 33748791459     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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