Selecting biological reserves cost-effectively: an application to terrestrial vertebrate conservation in Oregon.

Concerns that the loss of habitat have greatly increased species extinction rates has led to calls for establishing biological reserves to preserve key habitat. In this paper, we study reserve site selection for terrestrial vertebrates in Oregon using data on species ranges and land values. We find...

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Published in:Land Economics Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 68 - 79
Main Authors: Polasky, Stephen, Camm, Jeffrey D., Garber-Yonts, Brian
Format: Article
Published: University of Wisconsin Press February 2001
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        Opportunity costs
        Biodiversity
        Valuation of real property
        Rare animals
        Wildlife conservation
        Economics
        National parks & reserves
        Oregon
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          Oregon
          Opportunity costs
          Biodiversity
          Valuation of real property
          Rare animals
          Wildlife conservation
          Economics
          National parks & reserves
      ab: Concerns that the loss of habitat have greatly increased species extinction rates has led to calls for establishing biological reserves to preserve key habitat. In this paper, we study reserve site selection for terrestrial vertebrates in Oregon using data on species ranges and land values. We find cost-effective strategies that represent a maximum number of species for a given conservation budget. By varying the budget, we find the cost of obtaining various levels of representation. In general, effective conservation decision-making requires integrated analysis of both biological and economic data. (JEL Q20) Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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