Reduction in lyme disease risk as an economic benefit of habitat restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 498-504

  Morlando, Scott ^a   Schmidt, Stephen J ^b   Logiudice, Kathleen ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albany Pine Bush Preserve; Contingent valuation; Cost benefit analysis; Cost of illness studies; Tick density; Valuation of ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LYME DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREE;

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EID: 84863539939     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00796.x     Document Type: Article

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