Counting the cost of vulture decline-An appraisal of the human health and other benefits of vultures in India

Ecological Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-204

  Markandya, Anil ^a,b   Taylor, Tim ^c   Longo, Alberto ^d   Murty, M N ^d   Murty, S ^d   Dhavala, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG; FOOD SUPPLY; KEYSTONE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; RAPTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TOXICITY; VALUATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 49949113342     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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