Bioeconomic analysis of herpetofauna road-kills in a Florida state park

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 181-185

  Shwiff, Stephanie A ^a   Smith, Henry T ^b,c   Engeman, Richard M ^a   Barry, Robert M ^d   Rossmanith, Robin J ^e   Nelson, Mark ^e  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Palm Beach Community College   (United States)

^e Jonathan Dickinson State Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Benefit cost ratio; Florida; Jonathan Dickinson State Park; Reptile; Species values

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HERPETOFAUNA; MORTALITY; ROADKILL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VALUATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; JONATHAN DICKINSON STATE PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 34548721518     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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