Biological conservation in dynamic agricultural landscapes: Effectiveness of public policies and trade-offs with agricultural production

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 910-920

  Barraquand, F ^a   Martinet, V ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation; Dynamic landscape; Ecological economic model; Land use change; Price volatility

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; LAND USE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRADE-OFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952069031     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.12.019     Document Type: Article

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