Evaluating tradeoffs between economic value and wildlife habitat suitability in buffer zones for protected areas in the northern rocky mountains, USA

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-58

  Prato, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Economic value; Land development; Montana; Rocky Mountains; Tradeoffs; United States; Wildlife habitat suitability

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATURAL RESOURCE; POPULATION GROWTH; PROTECTED AREA; TRADE-OFF;

FLATHEAD COUNTY; MONTANA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

KATHETOSTOMA GIGANTEUM;

EID: 77949376549     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.992     Document Type: Article

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