Social Benefits of Controlling Forest Insect Outbreaks: A Contingent Valuation Analysis in Two Canadian Provinces

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 383-404

  Chang, Wei Yew ^a   Lantz, Van A ^a   Maclean, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HEXAPODA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; PICEA;

EID: 79960997266     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2010.01208.x     Document Type: Article

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