Estimating land and conservation management costs: The first step in designing a stewardship program for the Northern Territory

Biological Conservation

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-53

  Adams, Vanessa M ^a   Pressey, Robert L ^a   Stoeckl, Natalie ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Daly River; Land management; Management costs; Northern Territory; Private land conservation; Stewardship payments

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMY OF SCALE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GRAZING; INCENTIVE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNER; PASTURE; PRIVATE LAND; PROPERTY MARKET;

AUSTRALIA; DALY BASIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84858151457     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.01.064     Document Type: Article

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