Ecological goals and wetland preservation choice

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-150

  De Laporte, Aaron ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^a   Yang, Wanhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 76749153940     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2009.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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