The effect of climate change on optimal wetlands and waterfowl management in Western Canada

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 798-805

  Withey, Patrick ^a   van Kooten, G Cornelis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic modeling; C13; C61; Climate change; Prairie pothole region; Q25; Q54; Q57; Wetland protection; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; BASELINE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HUNTING; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WATERFOWL; WETLAND MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 79351470348     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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