Endangered species conservation on private land: Assessing the effectiveness of habitat conservation plans

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Langpap, Christian ^a   Kerkvliet, Joe ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endangered Species Act; Fish and wildlife service; Habitat conservation plans; Private land; Recovery

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MULTI-SPECIES; PRIVATE LAND; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; RECOVERY;

CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRIVATE LAND; RECOVERY PLAN;

EID: 84861832135     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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