The Non-market Value of Birding Sites and the Marginal Value of Additional Species: Biodiversity in a Random Utility Model of Site Choice by eBird Members

Ecological Economics

Volumn 137, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-12

  Kolstoe, Sonja ^a   Cameron, Trudy Ann ^b  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Birds; Citizen science; Revealed preference; RUM site choice

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COST ANALYSIS; DATABASE; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PLUMAGE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SITE SELECTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AVES;

EID: 85013994509     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.02.013     Document Type: Article

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