Biology as a Source of Non-convexities in Ecological Production Functions

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-213

  Tschirhart, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Ecological production function; Ecology economy integration; Growth functions; Multi species; Non convexity; Predator prey; Satiation; Yield functions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ECONOMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS; ECOLOGY/ECONOMY INTEGRATIONS; GROWTH FUNCTIONS; MULTI SPECIES; NONCONVEXITY; PREDATOR/PREY; SATIATION; YIELD FUNCTION;

ECOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; YIELD RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855925246     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-011-9494-6     Document Type: Article

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