Cost-effectiveness of conservation strategies implemented in boreal forests: The area selection process

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 614-624

  Wikberg, Sofie ^a   Perhans, Karin ^a   Kindstrand, Claes ^a   Djupström, Line Boberg ^a,b   Boman, Mattias ^a   Mattsson, Leif ^a   Schroeder, Leif Martin ^a   Weslien, Jan ^a,b   Gustafsson, Lena ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Complementarity; Information cost; Opportunity cost; Species investment curves

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FIELD SURVEY; HARVESTING; NATURE RESERVE; SITE SELECTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 58749092465     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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