Serving two masters: Reconciling economic and biodiversity outcomes of brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) fur harvest in an indigenous New Zealand forest

Biological Conservation

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 143-152

  Jones, Christopher ^a   Barron, Mandy ^a   Warburton, Bruce ^a   Coleman, Morgan ^a   Lyver, Philip O'B ^a   Nugent, Graham ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity outcomes; Conflict resolution; Decision making; Economic model; Spatial model

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HARVESTING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION MODELING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SKIN; TRAPPING;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 84862733947     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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