Simulating the value of collaboration in multi-actor conservation planning

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 249, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-25

  Gordon, Ascelin ^a   Bastin, Lucy ^b   Langford, William T ^a   Lechner, Alex M ^a   Bekessy, Sarah A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation investment; Game theory; Marxan; Multi actor; Reserve design; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATED COSTS; CO-OCCURRENCE; COLLABORATIVE INTERACTION; CONSERVATION ACTIONS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES; COST SAVING; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; INPUT DATAS; MARXAN; MULTI-ACTOR; MULTIPLE SPECIES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; RESERVE DESIGN; SHARING INFORMATION; SIMULATION STUDIES; THREATENED SPECIES;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; GAME THEORY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 84872149723     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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