Is enrichment planting worth its costs? A financial cost-benefit analysis

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-16

  Keefe, K ^a,b   Alavalapati, J A A ^b   Pinheiro, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Instituto Floresta Tropical (capoeira)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benefit cost ratio; Carbon sequestration; Enrichment planting; Financial benefit cost analysis; Forest conservation; Net present value

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT COST RATIOS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FINANCIAL BENEFITS; FOREST CONSERVATION; NET PRESENT VALUE;

CONSERVATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COST REDUCTION; EARNINGS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCE; SEED; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

CARBON; CHELATION; CONSERVATION; COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCE; FORESTRY; PLANTING; SEEDS;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84865533056     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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