Wetlands Retention and Optimal Management of Waterfowl Habitat under Climate Change

We develop a positive mathematical programming model to investigate the impact of climate change on land use in the prairie pothole region of western Canada, with particular focus on wetlands retention. We examine the effect of climate change and biofuel policies that are implemented to mitigate cli...

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Main Authors: Patrick Withey, G. Cornelis van Kooten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/168255