Encumbering harvest rights to protect marine environments: A model of marine conservation easements

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-58

  Deacon, Robert T ^a   Parker, Dominic P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation easement; Marine habitat protection; Resource economics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCE ECONOMY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 58149105410     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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