Can we balance the high costs of nature restoration with the method of topsoil removal? Case study from Poland

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-205

  Klimkowska, Agata ^a,b   Dzierza, Paulina ^b   Brzezińska, Kamila ^b   Kotowski, Wiktor ^b,c   Medrzycki, Piotr ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Wetland Conservation Centre   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d University of Ecology and Management   (Poland)

Author keywords

Local use; Peat soil utilization; Plant nurseries; Transport costs; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; NURSE PLANT; PEAT SOIL; RESOURCE USE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TOPSOIL; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 77953120179     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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