Bioeconomic Modeling of Wetlands and Waterfowl in Western Canada: Accounting for Amenity Values

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-183

  Van Kooten, G Cornelis ^a   Withey, Patrick ^a   Wong, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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ANAS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 79955526569     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2010.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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