Heathens in the chapel? Economics and the conservation of native biodiversity

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 88-105

  Pannell, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Dryland salinity; Economics; Market based instruments; Non market valuation; Policy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 5444248378     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc040088     Document Type: Article

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