Informing conservation policy design through an examination of landholder preferences: A case study of scattered tree conservation in Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-63

  Schirmer, Jacki ^a   Dovers, Stephen ^a   Clayton, Helena ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Farmers; Landholder attitudes; Policy instrument; Remnant vegetation; Scattered trees

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GRAZING; LANDHOLDING; LEGAL SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY APPROACH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIVATE LAND; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84862738001     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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