Valuing biodiversity using habitat types

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 235-243

  Hatton, MacDonald ^a   Morrison, M D ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Choice modelling; Stated preference techniques; Wetlands; Willingness to pay; Woodlands

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; MODELING; WETLAND; WILLINGNESS TO PAY; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78651480490     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2010.9725271     Document Type: Article

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