Estimating natural resource harvests: Conjectures?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1330-1335

  Menton, Mary C S ^a   Lawrence, Anna ^a   Merry, Frank ^b   Brown, Nick D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaries; Informant accuracy; Methods comparison; NTFPs; Questionnaires; Wild harvests

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EXPLOITATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NATURAL RESOURCE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77950339067     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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