Designing spatially explicit incentive programs for habitat conservation: A case study of the Bicknell's thrush wintering grounds

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2108-2115

  Kerchner, Charles ^a   Honzák, Miroslav ^b   Kemkes, Robin ^a   Richardson, Amanda ^a   Townsend, Jason ^c   Rimmer, Christopher C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Center for Applied Biodiversity Science ^*  (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d Vermont Center for Ecostudies   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicknell's thrush; Conservation; Dominican Republic; Incentive mechanisms; Migratory birds; TAMARIN

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; INCENTIVE; LANDOWNER; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; OVERWINTERING; PASSERINE; PRIVATE LAND; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

HISPANIOLA;

AVES; CATHARUS BICKNELLI;

EID: 77956114329     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.08.031     Document Type: Article

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