Improving the cost-effectiveness of ecosystem management: An application to waterfowl production

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 755-768

  Rashford, Benjamin S ^a   Adams, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost minimization; Simulation; Waterfowl; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANATIDAE;

EID: 34547467739     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.00984.x     Document Type: Article

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