Incentives for biodiversity conservation beyond the best management practices: Are forestland owners interested?

Land Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 132-143

  Matta, Jagannadha R ^a   Alavalapati, Janaki R R ^a   Mercer, D Evan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INCENTIVE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNER; SILVICULTURE;

EID: 66549103208     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.85.1.132     Document Type: Article

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