An economic analysis of willingness to pay (WTP) for conserving the biodiversity

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 637-648

  Surendran, A ^a   Sekar, C ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Animals; Conservation; Ecology; Forestry; India; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954639100     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068291011060661     Document Type: Article

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