A Novel, Spatiotemporally Explicit Ecological-economic Modeling Procedure for the Design of Cost-effective Agri-environment Schemes to Conserve Biodiversity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 489-512

  Wätzold, Frank ^a   Drechsler, Martin ^b   Johst, Karin ^b   Mewes, Melanie ^b   Sturm, Astrid ^a,c  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

agri environment schemes; Biodiversity conservation; birds; butterflies; cost effectiveness; DSS Ecopay; grassland; payments for environmental services

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

GERMANY; SAXONY;

AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84966415423     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aav058     Document Type: Review

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